Definition 20.1.3 (Positive/Negative/Null Sets).label Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space, $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$ be a signed measure, and $A \in \cm$, then $A$ is...

  1. (1)

    positive if $\mu(B) \ge 0$ for all $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$.

  2. (2)

    negative if $\mu(B) \le 0$ for all $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$.

  3. (3)

    null if $\mu(B) = 0$ for all $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$.