G-delta set

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In general topology, a Gδ set is a subset of a topological space which is a countable intersection of open sets. An Fσ space is similarly a countable union of closed sets.

A Gδ in a complete metric space is again a complete metric space.

Gδ space

A Gδ space is a topological space in which every open set is a Gδ set. A normal space which is also a Gδ space is perfectly normal. Every metrizable space is perfectly normal, and every perfectly normal space is a completely normal space; neither implication is reversible.


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