Irreducible space

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Definition

Symbol-free definition

A topological space is said to be irreducible if it is nonempty and cannot be expressed as a union of two proper closed subsets.

Relation with other properties

Weaker properties

• Noetherian space
• Connected space

Metaproperties

Hereditariness on open subsets

This property of topological spaces is hereditary on open subsets, or is open subspace-closed. In other words, any open subset of a topological space having this property, also has this property

Any nonempty open subset of an irreducible space is irreducible.

If a dense subset of a topological space is irreducible, so is the whole space.