Let $A$ a dense subset of an uncountable topological space $X$ .
Would $A$ remain dense if we removed a single element from it?
Is the case same for both Hausdorff and non-Hausdorff spaces?
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2$\begingroup$ The phrase "dense subset of a set $X$" is ambiguous - the meaning of "dense" depends on the kind of structure $X$ has. If $X$ were a totally ordered set, a "dense subset" would mean something different (although related). I strongly recommend changing the first sentence to "Let $A$ be a dense subset of an uncountable topological space $X$". $\endgroup$– AdayahCommented Aug 4 at 17:26
3 Answers
Consider an uncountable set $X$ with discrete topology. $X$ is a dense subset of itself. Note $X \setminus \{x\}$ (remove $x$ from $X$) is closed in $X$ and so not dense in $X$.
In the Zariski topology on $\mathrm{Spec}(\mathbb{R}[X])$ (an uncountable set) the set $A=\{(0)\}$ consisting of a single point is dense.
Given an element $x$, the set of sets that contain $x$, combined with the empty set, forms a topology. That is, $\tau = \{S: (x \in S) \lor (S= \emptyset\}$ $^{[1]}$. Then $\{x\}$ is a dense subset of $X$, but $\{x\}\setminus \{x\}=\emptyset$, which is not dense.
[1] We could also represent is as $\{S: (y\in S) \rightarrow (x\in S)\}$.