In mathematics, in the realm of topology, a paranormal space (Nyikos 1984) is a topological space in which every countable discrete collection of closed sets has a locally finite open expansion.

Separation axioms
in topological spaces
Kolmogorov classification
T0 (Kolmogorov)
T1 (Fréchet)
T2 (Hausdorff)
T2½(Urysohn)
completely T2 (completely Hausdorff)
T3 (regular Hausdorff)
T(Tychonoff)
T4 (normal Hausdorff)
T5 (completely normal
 Hausdorff)
T6 (perfectly normal
 Hausdorff)

See also

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References

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  • Nyikos (1984), "Problem Section: Problem B. 25", Top. Proc., 9
  • Smith, Kerry D.; Szeptycki, Paul J. (2000), "Paranormal spaces under ◊*", Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 128 (3): 903–908, doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-99-05032-7, ISSN 0002-9939, MR 1622981