[Math] Difference between “limit point” and “points in the closure”

general-topology

Given a topology $(X,T)$, $A\subset X$, $x \in X$ is a limit point of A if $\forall$ open $U$ that contains $x$, $(U\cap A)$\ {$x$} $\neq \emptyset$. $x \in X$ is in $cl(A)$ if $\forall$ open $U$ that contains $x$, $U\cap A$ $\neq \emptyset$. Is there any example that a point in the the closure of $A$ is not a limit point of A? Are the two equivalent in metric space?

Best Answer

A point in a closed set is either a limit point or an isolated point (a point which has a neighbourhood which contains no other points of the set). For a reference, this is Theorem 17-E (page 97) of Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis by G. F. Simmons.

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