[Math] Not open and not closed set

general-topology

Can somebody provide not open and not closed set? I even cannot imagine what does it mean. Also, I'm having a deal with such problem that there is a bounded countable set in R, and I should provide examples of sets that are: opened; closed; not opened and not closed; compact, which means bounded and closed.

Best Answer

Hint:

A bounded countable set in $\mathbb R$ is easy to find if you know that $\mathbb Q$ is a countable set. Can you find a bounded subset of $\mathbb Q$?

All of the other examples can be intervals in $\mathbb R$. Just play around with whether the edge points are included or not.

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