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“Every transfinite consistent multiplicity, that is, every transfinite set, must have a definite aleph as its cardinal number.”

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Georg Cantor

German mathematician and founder of set theory, a pioneer in the theory of infinity. His research on the foundations and logical structure of mathematics has had a profound impact on modern mathematics. more

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“If a work of art is to be truly immortal, it must pass quite beyond the limits of the human world, without any sign of common sense and logic. In this way the work will draw nearer to dream and to the mind of a child.”

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“The captain, thinking over this event afterward, realized that by his own lifelong standards he had a crew composed entirely of lunatics, with himself well to the front in degree of aberration; but he was fairly sure that this particular form of insanity was going to be useful.”

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