set theory meaning
ENWSet theory
- Set theory is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets, which informally are collections of objects. Although any type of object can be collected into a set, set theory is applied most often to objects that are relevant to mathematics.
- The modern study of set theory was initiated by Georg Cantor and Richard Dedekind in the 1870s.
- Set theory is commonly employed as a foundational system for mathematics, particularly in the form of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with the axiom of choice.
- NounSUF-ory
- (mathematics) The mathematical theory of sets.
- (mathematics) The mathematical theory of sets.
Definition of set theory in English Dictionary
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- en metatheory
- en get there
- en in theory
- en subtheory
- en Heim theory
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