Delta-ring
In mathematics, a nonempty collection of sets is called a δ-ring (pronounced delta-ring) if it is closed under union, relative complementation, and countable intersection:
- if
- if
- if for all
If only the first two properties are satisfied, then is a ring but not a δ-ring. Every σ-ring is a δ-ring, but not every δ-ring is a σ-ring.
δ-rings can be used instead of σ-fields in the development of measure theory if one does not wish to allow sets of infinite measure.
See also
References
- Cortzen, Allan. "Delta-Ring." From MathWorld—A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Delta-Ring.html
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