Definition:Adherent Point/Definition 1
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Definition
Let $T = \left({X, \tau}\right)$ be a topological space.
Let $A \subseteq X$.
A point $x \in X$ is an adherent point of $A$ iff every open neighborhood $U$ of $x$ satisfies $A \cap U \ne \varnothing$.
Sources
- Lynn Arthur Steen and J. Arthur Seebach, Jr.: Counterexamples in Topology (1970)... (previous)... (next): $\text{I}: \ \S 1$: Limit Points