adherent point
Let
X be a topological space and
A
X
be a subset. A point
x
X
is an adherent point for
A if every open set containing
x contains at least one point of
A. A point
x is an adherent point for
A if and only if
x is in the closure of
A.
Note that this definition is slightly more general than that of a limit point, in that for a limit point it is required that every open set containing
x contains at least one point of
A different from
x.
References
1 L.A. Steen, J.A.Seebach, Jr., Counterexamples in topology, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1970.