Definition:Interval/Closed Interval
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Definition
Let $\left({S, \preceq}\right)$ be a totally ordered set.
Let $a, b \in S$.
Closed Interval on Ordered Set
The closed interval between $a$ and $b$ is the set:
- $\closedint a b := a^\succcurlyeq \cap b^\preccurlyeq = \set {s \in S: \paren {a \preccurlyeq s} \land \paren {s \preccurlyeq b} }$
where:
- $a^\succcurlyeq$ denotes the upper closure of $a$
- $b^\preccurlyeq$ denotes the lower closure of $b$.
Closed Real Interval
In the context of the real number line $\R$:
The closed (real) interval from $a$ to $b$ is defined as:
- $\closedint a b = \set {x \in \R: a \le x \le b}$