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A set which is not countable is called uncountable. The best known example is the set of all real numbers: Cantor's diagonal argument shows that this set is uncountable. Not all uncountable sets have the same size; the sizes of infinite sets are analyzed with the theory of cardinal numbers.

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Edited December 10, 2001 7:25 am by AxelBoldt (diff)
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