continuum hypothesis

English

Noun

continuum hypothesis

(set theory) The hypothesis which states that any infinite subset of ℝ must have the cardinality of either the set of natural numbers or of ℝ itself.

Abbreviations

CH

Derived terms

generalized continuum hypothesis

Translations

hypothesis

Dutch: continuümhypothese f
Hungarian: kontinuumhipotézis

Icelandic: samfellutilgátan f

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