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Result R4895 on D1701: Point-mass measure
Standard counting measure is a point-mass measure
Formulation 0
Let $M = (X, \mathcal{F})$ be a D1700: Discrete measurable space such that
(i) $\mu : \mathcal{F} \to [0, \infty]$ is a D4105: Standard counting measure on $M$
(ii) $I_X : X \to \{ 0, 1 \}$ is an D41: Indicator function on $M$ with respect to $X$
Then \begin{equation} \forall \, E \in \mathcal{F} : \mu(E) = \sum_{x \in E} I_X(x) \end{equation}
Proofs
Proof 0
Let $M = (X, \mathcal{F})$ be a D1700: Discrete measurable space such that
(i) $\mu : \mathcal{F} \to [0, \infty]$ is a D4105: Standard counting measure on $M$
(ii) $I_X : X \to \{ 0, 1 \}$ is an D41: Indicator function on $M$ with respect to $X$
This result is a particular case of R4894: Counting measure is a point-mass measure. $\square$