Definition. Measurable observables and maps [fdip-002F]

A measurable map \(f:(X,\Sigma )\to (Y,\mathcal T)\) satisfies \(f^{-1}(B)\in \Sigma \) for every \(B\in \mathcal T\). A Borel observable on \(X_V\) is a measurable real-valued function for \(\mathcal B(X_V)\) and \(\mathcal B(\mathbb R)\). This is the preimage convention of [tao2011measure, Definition 1.4.32 and Remark 1.4.33, pp. 95-96, preliminary version].

Compositions of measurable maps are measurable because \((g\circ f)^{-1}(B)=f^{-1}(g^{-1}(B))\). The coordinate criterion supplies the maps used for real fields. Measurability does not imply integrability. The integrable-observable space is a vector space, whereas polynomial functions form a separate observable algebra; finite \(V\) does not make the configuration set \(X_V\) finite.