Abstract
A set \(X\) with a distance function \(\rho\colon X^2\to\mathbb R_+\) satisfying the identity axiom, that is, such that \(\rho(x,y)=0\) if and only if \(x=y\) , is considered. The function \(\rho\) determines a topology on \(X\) ; a set \(U\subset X\) belongs to this topology if and only if, for each \(u\in U\) , there exists a positive \(\delta\) such that \(\{x\colon \rho(u,x)<\delta\}\subset U\) . Closedness, sequential closedness, compactness, sequential compactness, and total boundedness in topological spaces thus arising are studied.