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Which mathematician is commonly considered the founder of set theory?
Which mathematician is commonly considered the founder of set theory?
- Russell
- Georg Cantor (correct)
- Burali-Forti
- Richard Dedekind
Which paradoxes were discovered within naive set theory?
Which paradoxes were discovered within naive set theory?
- Russell's paradox
- Cantor's paradox
- Burali-Forti paradox
- All of the above (correct)
What is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets called?
What is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets called?
- Calculus
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Set theory (correct)
When was the modern study of set theory initiated?
When was the modern study of set theory initiated?
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What are sets informally described as?
What are sets informally described as?
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Set Theory
- Georg Cantor is commonly considered the founder of set theory.
- Naive set theory led to the discovery of paradoxes, including Russell's Paradox and Burali-Forti Paradox.
- The branch of mathematical logic that studies sets is called set theory.
- The modern study of set theory was initiated in the late 19th century.
- Sets are informally described as collections of unique objects, known as elements or members, that can be anything (numbers, people, letters, etc.).
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