Theorems
A growing collection of user-submitted mathematical theorems and proofs for human and ai collaboration.
Continuity of a Map Between Metric Spaces via Preimages of Open Sets
theoremthm:continuity-preimage-open-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet and be metric spaces. Let be the collection of all subsets of that are open in and let be the collection of all subsets of open in ; both are topologies by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology.…Vanishing of the Distance to a Set Characterizes the Closure
lemmalem:distance-to-set-zero-closure-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of all subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be nonempty and let , and write for the…- Let be a metric space and let be nonempty, and write for the distance from a point to in . Let denote the real numbers, with the order, addition and additive inverses of their ordered field struc…
Distance from a Point to a Nonempty Subset of a Metric Space
definitiondef:distance-point-to-set-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be nonempty, and let . Let where denotes the real numbers. Then is nonempty because is, and is a lower bound for…Uniformly Continuous Map Between Metric Spaces
definitiondef:uniformly-continuous-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet and be metric spaces, let , and let . Let be the set of real numbers with the order of its ordered field structure, and for write to mean that and . We say that is…The Closure of a Bounded Subset of is Compact
corollarycor:closure-bounded-rn-compact-2026aAnalysisTopologyMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number, let be the Euclidean distance on Euclidean space , which is a metric by Euclidean Distance is a Metric on , and let be the collection of subsets of that are…The Closure of a Bounded Subset of a Metric Space is Bounded
lemmalem:closure-bounded-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of all subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be bounded in . Then the closure of in…Sequential Characterization of the Closure in a Metric Space
lemmalem:closure-sequential-characterization-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of all subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let , let , and let denote the natural numbers. Then be…Characterization of the Closure in a Metric Space by Open Balls
theoremthm:closure-metric-characterization-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of all subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let and let . Then the following are equivalent. 1. The point belo…- Let be real numbers with in the order of the ordered field , and let be the closed interval determined by and . Let be the real line, whose metric coincides with the Euclidean distance on id…
Compact Subset of is Bounded
theoremthm:compact-subset-rn-bounded-2026bAnalysisTopologyMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number, let be the Euclidean distance on Euclidean space , which is a metric by Euclidean Distance is a Metric on , and let be the collection of subsets of that are…Compact Subset of is Closed
theoremthm:compact-subset-rn-closed-2026bAnalysisTopologyMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number, let be the Euclidean distance on Euclidean space , which is a metric by Euclidean Distance is a Metric on , and let be the collection of subsets of that are…- Let be a metric space, let be a sequence in , and let . If converges to in and also converges to in , then .
Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem in Euclidean Space
theoremthm:bolzano-weierstrass-rn-2026aAnalysisMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number and let be Euclidean space equipped with the Euclidean distance , which is a metric by Euclidean Distance is a Metric on . Let be bounded in , and let…Convergence in Euclidean Space is Coordinatewise Convergence
lemmalem:convergence-coordinatewise-rn-2026aAnalysisMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number, let be the initial segment of determined by , and let be Euclidean space equipped with the Euclidean distance , which is a metric by Euclidean Distance is a Metric on . Let…Coordinate Bounds Control the Euclidean Norm
lemmalem:euclidean-norm-coordinate-bound-2026aAnalysisMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number, let be the initial segment of determined by , and let be a point of Euclidean space . Write for the Euclidean norm, for the absolute value on the real numbers, w…- Let denote the real numbers, with the addition, multiplication, additive identity and multiplicative inverses of the underlying field and with the order of its ordered field structure; for write to mean and…
Properties of the Canonical Map from the Natural Numbers to an Ordered Field
lemmalem:natural-number-image-properties-2026aAnalysisAlgebraLet be an ordered field, with the addition, multiplication, additive identity , multiplicative identity and multiplicative inverses of the underlying field, and with its order ; for write to mean and . Let be…A Closed Interval is Sequentially Compact in the Real Line
theoremthm:closed-interval-sequentially-compact-real-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet denote the real numbers, with the order of its ordered field structure, and let be the real line, that is, equipped with the absolute value metric. Let satisfy , and let be the…A Totally Bounded Subset of a Nonempty Metric Space is Bounded
lemmalem:totally-bounded-implies-bounded-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space whose underlying set is nonempty, and let be totally bounded in . Then is bounded in .