Given a total order (X,<) with more than one element, we define the order topology on X to be the topology generated by the basis consisting of:
open intervals
(a,b)
half-
closed intervals
[minX,a), if
X has a
minimum element
half-
closed intervals
(a,maxX], if
X has a
maximum element
Within an order topology,
(a,∞):={x:x>a} and similar for
(−∞,a)
[a,∞):={x:x≥a} and similar for
(−∞,a]
(−∞,∞):=X