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counting measure (Definition)

Let $ (X,\mathfrak{B})$ be a measurable space. The measure $ \mu$ on $ X$ defined by

$\displaystyle \mu(A) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} n & \text{if}\, A\, \text{ has... ...ctly }\, n\, \text{ elements} \\ \infty & \text{otherwise.} \end{array} \right.$    

for all $ A\in\mathfrak{B}$ is called the counting measure on $ X$. Usually this is applied when $ X$ is countable, e.g. $ \mathbb{N}$ or $ \mathbb{Z}$.



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AMS MSC28A12 (Measure and integration :: Classical measure theory :: Contents, measures, outer measures, capacities)

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