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Which mathematician discovered that the set of real numbers is larger than the set of integers?
Answer
Georg Cantor
Georg Cantor developed set theory and proved through his diagonal argument that the cardinality of real numbers exceeds that of integers.
💡 Did you know?
Cantor's work on infinity revolutionized mathematics, though it was initially controversial and caused him significant mental distress.
Other options people guess
- David Hilbert
- Kurt Gödel
- Bertrand Russell
Topics
- set-theory
- infinity
- cardinality
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