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Continuity set

In measure theory, a branch of mathematics, a continuity set of a measure μ is any Borel set B such that where is the (topological) boundary of B. For signed measures, one instead asks that

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In measure theory, a branch of mathematics, a continuity set of a measure μ is any Borel set B such that μ ( B ) = 0 , {\displaystyle \mu (\partial B)=0,} where B {\displaystyle \partial B} is the (topological) boundary of B. For signed measures, one instead asks that | μ | ( B ) = 0. {\displaystyle |\mu |(\partial B)=0.}

The collection of all continuity sets for a given measure μ forms a ring of sets.1

Similarly, for a random variable X, a set B is called a continuity set of X if Pr [ X B ] = 0. {\displaystyle \Pr[X\in \partial B]=0.}

Continuity set of a function

The continuity set C(f) of a function f is the set of points where f is continuous.

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References

  1. Cuppens, R. (1975) Decomposition of multivariate probability. Academic Press, New York.