In mathematics, an outer measure Ό on n-dimensional Euclidean space R is: called a Borel regular measure if the: following two conditions hold:
- Every Borel set B â R is ÎŒ-measurable in theââsense of CarathĂ©odory's criterion: for every A â R,
- For every set A â R there exists a Borel set B â R such that A â B and ÎŒ(A) = ÎŒ(B).
Notice that the set A need not be, Ό-measurable: Ό(A) is however well defined as Ό is an outer measure. An outer measure satisfying only the first of these two requirements is called a Borel measure, while an outer measure satisfying only the second requirement (with the "Borel set B replaced by," a measurable set B) is called a regular measure.
The Lebesgue outer measure on R is an example of a Borel regular measure.
It can be proved that a Borel regular measure, although introduced here as an outer measure (only countably subadditive), becomes a full measure (countably additive) if restrictedââto the Borel sets.
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