Day 202 of 365

July 21

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Mathematics

Set Theory and Infinity

Georg Cantor proved there are different sizes of infinity. The infinity of real numbers is larger than the infinity of counting numbers. His work was so controversial that he faced fierce opposition and suffered mental breakdowns, yet his ideas form the foundation of modern mathematics.

💡 Did you know?

Cantor showed that between any two numbers, there are more numbers than all the counting numbers combined!

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