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Definition D1401
Sphere
Formulation 0
Let $M = (X, d)$ be a D1107: Metric space.
The sphere in $M$ with centre $E \subseteq X$ and radius $r \in (0, \infty)$ is the D11: Set \begin{equation} S_d(E, r) : = \{ x \in X : d(E, x) = r \} \end{equation}