%0 Journal Article %T Approach Merotopies and Associated Near Sets %A James Peters %A Surabhi Tiwari %A Rashmi Singh %J Theory and Applications of Mathematics & Computer Science %D 2013 %I Aurel Vlaicu University Editing House %X This article introduces associated near sets of a collection of sets. The proposed approach introduces a means of defining as well as describing an ŠĆ-approach merotopy in terms of the members of associated sets of collections that are sufficiently near. A characterization for continuous functions is established using associated near sets. This article also introduces p-containment considered in the context of near sets. An application of the proposed approach is given in terms of digital image classification. %K Approach space %K associated set %K p-containment %K merotopy %K near sets %U http://www.uav.ro/applications/se/journal/index.php/TAMCS/article/view/68/50