A definition of disjoint union topology
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About: topological space
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Starting Context
- The reader knows a definition of topological space.
Target Context
- The reader will have a definition of disjoint union topology.
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Main Body
1: Definition
For the set of any possibly uncountable number of topological spaces, \(\{T_\alpha\}\), and the disjoint union, \(\coprod_\alpha T_\alpha\), the topology such that any subset, \(S \subseteq \coprod_\alpha T_\alpha\), is open if and only if each \(S \cap T_\alpha\) is open