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set theory

n. Mathematics

The study of the properties of sets.

set theory

1. (Mathematics) Maths the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and interrelationships of sets

2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a theory constructed within first-order logic that yields the mathematical theory of classes, esp one that distinguishes sets from proper classes as a means of avoiding certain paradoxes

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set theory - the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

pure mathematics - the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness

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set theory

n → Mengenlehre f

set theory n (Math) → teoria degli insiemi, insiemistica

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set theory (redirected from Set theorist)

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