Path-connected implies connected
This article gives the statement and possibly, proof, of an implication relation between two topological space properties. That is, it states that every topological space satisfying the first topological space property (i.e., path-connected space) must also satisfy the second topological space property (i.e., connected space)
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Statement
If a topological space is a path-connected space, it is also a connected space.
Definitions used
Connected space
Further information: connected space
A topological space is termed connected if it cannot be expressed as a disjoint union of two nonempty open subsets.
Path-connected space
Further information: path-connected space
A topological space is termed path-connected if, for any two points , there exists a continuous map from the unit interval to such that and .
Related facts
Converse
The converse is not true, i.e., connected not implies path-connected.
However, it is true that connected and locally path-connected implies path-connected.
Proof
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