5 Questions
Which mathematician is commonly considered the founder of set theory?
Georg Cantor
Which paradoxes were discovered within naive set theory?
All of the above
What is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets called?
Set theory
When was the modern study of set theory initiated?
19th century
What are sets informally described as?
Collections of objects
Study Notes
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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