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Title of object: singular
Canonical Name: SingularMeasures
Type: Definition

Created on: 2003-02-09 10:36:10.192948-05
Modified on: 2003-02-09 10:44:15.522821-05

Creator: Koro
Modifier: Koro
Author: Koro

Classification: msc:28A12

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

Changes for correction #1628 ('singular measure not singular').

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Two measures $\mu$ and $\nu$ in a measurable space $(\Omega,\mathcal{A})$ are
called \emph{singular} if there exist two disjoint sets $A$ and $B$ in $\mathcal{A}$ such that $A\cup B =\Omega$ and $\mu(B)=\nu(A) = 0$.
This is denoted by $\mu\perp\nu$.