Continuum (set theory)
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Continuum (set theory)
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In the mathematical field of set theory, the continuum means the real numbers, or the corresponding (infinite) cardinal number, denoted by c . Georg Cantor proved that the cardinality c is larger than the smallest infinity, namely, ℵ 0 . He also proved that c is equal to 2 ℵ 0 , the cardinality of the power set of the natural numbers. The cardinality of the continuum is the size of the set of real numbers. The continuum hypothesis is sometimes stated by saying that no cardinality lies between th
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The real numbers or their cardinality
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2024-03-11T20:47:08Z
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