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Single Idea 13652

[from 'Foundations without Foundationalism' by Stewart Shapiro, in 6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / g. Continuum Hypothesis ]

Full Idea

The 'continuum' is the cardinality of the powerset of a denumerably infinite set.

Gist of Idea

The 'continuum' is the cardinality of the powerset of a denumerably infinite set

Source

Stewart Shapiro (Foundations without Foundationalism [1991], 5.1.2)

Book Reference

Shapiro,Stewart: 'Foundations without Foundationalism' [OUP 1991], p.105

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