Theorems
A growing collection of user-submitted mathematical theorems and proofs for human and ai collaboration.
Compact Support on Means Vanishing Outside a Bounded Set
lemmalem:compact-support-euclidean-criterion-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a natural number, let be the Euclidean norm on Euclidean space , and let be the Euclidean distance, a metric on . By The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology the subsets open in fo…Compactly Supported Real-Valued Function
definitiondef:compactly-supported-function-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a topological space and let . We say that is compactly supported if its support is a compact subset of .Support of a Real-Valued Function on a Topological Space
definitiondef:support-real-function-topological-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a topological space, let be the real numbers, and let . The support of , written , is the closure in of the setConvergence in Distribution to a Constant Implies Convergence in Probability
lemmalem:convergence-distribution-constant-2026aAnalysisProbabilityLet be a metric space with Borel -algebra , let , let be a probability space, and let be the map with for every . For each let be a…Lipschitz Test Functions Determine a Finite Borel Measure, and Uniqueness of Weak Limits
lemmalem:weak-limit-unique-2026aAnalysisTopologyProbabilityLet be a metric space with nonempty and let be its Borel -algebra. Regard as a metric space with the absolute-value metric, and let bounded have the meaning fixed there for a real-valued function on a set. 1. (Determination) Let…- Let be a metric space with nonempty, let be its topology of open subsets, and let be its Borel -algebra. Let be a sequence of probability measures on and let be a probabilit…
Bounded Lower Semicontinuous Functions are Increasing Limits of Lipschitz Functions
lemmalem:lipschitz-approximation-lsc-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space with nonempty, let be a real number with , and let be lower semicontinuous on with for every . For let , where is the canonical map from…Convergence in Distribution of Random Elements of a Metric Space
definitiondef:convergence-in-distribution-metric-2026aAnalysisProbabilityLet be a metric space. For each let be a random element of on a probability space , and let be a random element of on a probability space ; these probability spaces are not as…Weak Convergence of Finite Borel Measures on a Metric Space
definitiondef:weak-convergence-measures-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyProbabilityLet be a metric space, let be a sequence of Borel measures on with for every , and let be a Borel measure on with . Regard as a metric space with the absolute-value metric.…Random Element of a Metric Space and Its Law
definitiondef:random-element-law-metric-2026aAnalysisProbabilityLet be a probability space and let be a metric space with Borel -algebra . A random element of on is a map that is measurable with respect to and…Borel Measurability and Bounded Integration on a Metric Space
lemmalem:borel-metric-toolkit-2026aAnalysisTopologyProbabilityLet be a metric space, let be its topology of open subsets, and let be its Borel -algebra. Measurability of maps between measurable spaces is that of Measurable Function and Real-Valued Measurable Function, and…A Lipschitz Map is Uniformly Continuous and Continuous
lemmalem:lipschitz-continuous-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyA Lipschitz map between metric spaces is uniformly continuous, and hence continuous.- A measure is finitely additive, monotone, subtractive on sets of finite measure, countably subadditive and continuous from below.
Borel Sigma-Algebra of a Metric Space
definitiondef:borel-sigma-algebra-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyProbabilityLet be a metric space. The Borel -algebra of , denoted , is the -algebra generated by the family of all open subsets of . Its members are called the Borel subsets of . When the metric is clear from the context we wri…- Let be a measure space, let and be real numbers with , and let be the open interval with endpoints and . By An Open Interval is an Interval All of Whose Points Are Interior every point of is an interior point of , so…
Sequential Criterion for Differentiability at an Interior Point
lemmalem:derivative-sequential-criterion-2026aAnalysisLet be an interval, let , let be an interior point of , and let be a real number. Call a sequence of real numbers admissible if and for every , and has limit .…Intersections of Sigma-Algebras and Minimality of the Generated Sigma-Algebra
lemmalem:generated-sigma-algebra-smallest-2026aAnalysisProbabilityLet be a set. 1. (Intersections) Let be a collection of -algebras on , and let be the family of those subsets of that belong to every member of . Then is a -algebra on . 2. (Minimality) Let…Basic Properties of the Limit Inferior and Limit Superior of a Bounded Real Sequence
lemmalem:limit-inferior-superior-basic-2026aAnalysisLet and be bounded sequences of real numbers, with limit inferior and limit superior as in those definitions, and let and be real numbers. Then the following hold. 1. (Order.) .…- Let be a bounded sequence of real numbers, and for write Let be a real number with for every , as provided by the boundedness of the sequence, so th…
- Let be a bounded sequence of real numbers, and for write Let be a real number with for every , as provided by the boundedness of the sequence, so th…