Definition:Real Interval/Endpoints

Definition

Let:

$\closedint a b$

or

$\hointr a b$

or

$\hointl a b$

or

$\openint a b$

be a real interval.

The numbers $a, b \in \R$ are known as the endpoints of the interval.

$a$ is sometimes called the left hand endpoint and $b$ the right hand endpoint of the interval.

Also known as

An endpoint of an interval can also be written as end point.

Sources

• 1978: Thomas A. Whitelaw: An Introduction to Abstract Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 6$: Subsets
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): end point
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): end point