set theory

Also known as set theory (mathematics), set theory (branch of mathematics)

branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects

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Set theory is a branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects. It provides a foundational framework for understanding mathematical concepts and relationships between different groups of things.

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discoverer or inventor: Georg Cantor
Commons category: Set theory
topic's main category: Category:Set theory
Commons gallery: Set theory
topic has template: Template:Set theory
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
is the study of: set
has characteristic: paradoxes of set theory
Stack Exchange tag: cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics

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