EN
We consider the following problem: Characterize the pairs ⟨A,B⟩ of subsets of ℝ which can be separated by a function from a given class, i.e., for which there exists a function f from that class such that f = 0 on A and f = 1 on B (the classical separation property) or f < 0 on A and f > 0 on B (a new separation property).