Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4660664 | Topology and its Applications | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The definition of first countable space is standard and its meaning is very clear. But is that the case in the absence of the Axiom of Choice? The answer is negative because there are at least three choice-free versions of first countability. And, most likely, the usual definition does not correspond to what we want to be a first countable space. The three definitions as well as other characterizations of first countability are presented and it is discussed under which set-theoretic conditions they remain equivalent.
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