The set is often written as Br(p), meaning the ball of radius r centred on a point p. This is defined as:
If the less-than symbol (<) is replaced by a less-than-or-equal-to (≤), the above definition becomes that of a closed ball. This is usually notated by adding an overscore[?] to the B.
If r = 1, then it is called a unit ball.
A set is bounded if it is contained in a ball.
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