In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.
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A set is a Many that allows itself to be thought of as a One.
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The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.
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Birth: | 3rd March, 1845 |
Death: | 6th January, 1918 |
Nationality: | German |
Profession: | Mathematician |
Georg Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of one-to-one correspondence between the members of two sets, defined infinite and well-ordered sets, and proved that the real numbers are "more numerous" than the natural numbers.
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