Transfinite number
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The order type of an infinite well-ordered set.
See also Ordinal number; Cardinal number.
References
- [a1] W. Sierpiński, "Cardinal and ordinal numbers", PWN (1958)
- [a2] M.M. Zuckerman, "Sets and transfinite numbers", Macmillan (1974)
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Transfinite number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Transfinite_number&oldid=53664
Transfinite number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Transfinite_number&oldid=53664