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\PMlinkescapeword{corollary} \PMlinkescapeword{corollary}
Let $X$ be a normal topological space, and let $C,D\subseteq X$ be disjoint closed nonempty subsets. Then there is a continuous function $f\colon X\rightarrow [0,1]$ such that $f(C) = \{0\}$ and $f(D) = \{1\}$. Let $X$ be a normal topological space, and let $C,D\subseteq X$ be disjoint closed nonempty subsets. Then there is a continuous function $f\colon X\rightarrow [0,1]$ such that $f(C) = \{0\}$ and $f(D) = \{1\}$.
(Any such function is called an \emph{Urysohn function}.) (Any such function is called an \emph{Urysohn function}.)
A corollary is that normal \PMlinkname{$T_1$}{T1Space} spaces are completely regular. A corollary is that normal Hausdorff spaces are completely regular.