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That is it is closed under [[Complement|complement]] and [[Countable|countable]] [[Union|union]]
 
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{{Definition|Measure Theory}}
 
{{Definition|Measure Theory}}
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Revision as of 12:39, 14 June 2015

A Sigma-algebra of sets, or [ilmath]\sigma[/ilmath]-algebra is very similar to a [ilmath]\sigma[/ilmath]-ring of sets.

Like how ring of sets and algebra of sets differ, the same applies to [ilmath]\sigma[/ilmath]-ring compared to [ilmath]\sigma[/ilmath]-algebra

Definition

A non empty class of sets [ilmath]S[/ilmath] is a [ilmath]\sigma[/ilmath]-algebra if[1]

  • if [math]A\in S[/math] then [math]A^c\in S[/math]
  • if [math]\{A_n\}_{n=1}^\infty\subset S[/math] then [math]\cup^\infty_{n=1}A_n\in S[/math]

That is it is closed under complement and countable union

See also

References

  1. Halmos - Measure Theory - page 28 - Springer - Graduate Texts in Mathematics - 18