nested intervals
Formally,
a sequence of intervals
Visually,
\documentclass[tikz,margin={2cm 0cm}]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
%
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[|-|] (-5,4) -- (5,4) node[midway,anchor=north] {$I_1$};
\draw[|-|] (-4,3) -- (4,3) node[midway,anchor=north] {$I_2$};
\draw[|-|] (-3,2) -- (3,2) node[midway,anchor=north] {$I_3$};
\node at (0,1) {$\vdots$};
\draw[|-|] (-1,0) -- (1,0) node[midway,anchor=north] {$I_n$};
\node at (0,-1) {$\vdots$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
See also