Let E be a set of real numbers.
Any point x (not necessarily in E) is said to be an accumulation point of E
provided that for every c > 0 the intersection
(x − c, x + c) ∩ E
contains infinitely many points.
Thus an accumulation point of E is a point that may or may not itself
belong to E and that has many close neighbors who are in E.
Note. The definition requires that for all c > 0 the intersection
(x − c, x + c) ∩ E
contains infinitely many points of E.In checking for an accumulation point it may
be preferable merely to check that there is at least one point in this intersection
(other than possibly x itself).If there is always at least one point, then there must
in fact be infinitely many