Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory

noun

An axiomatic system that was proposed in the early 20th century in order to formulate a theory of sets free from paradoxes such as Russell's paradox, and became the standard form of axiomatic set theory.

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Meanings

nounZermelo-Fraenkel set theory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsAn axiomatic system that was proposed in the early 20th century in order to formulate a theory of sets free from paradoxes such as Russell's paradox, and became the standard form of axiomatic set theory.

Origin

Named after mathematicians Ernst Zermelo and Abraham Fraenkel.

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Translations

Finnish Zermelon-Fraenkelin joukko-oppi
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German Zermelo-Fraenkel-Mengenlehre
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Polish aksjomatyka Zermela-Fraenkla
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