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A set is a Many that allows itself to be thought of as a One.

Georg Cantor

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Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor (3 March 1845 – 6 January 1918) was a Russian-born German mathematician and philosopher of Danish and Austrian descent, most famous as the creator of set theory, and of Cantor's theorem which implies the existence of an "infinity of infinities."

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Native Name: George Cantor

Alternative Names: Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor • Cantor

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This view [of the infinite], which I consider to be the sole correct one, is held by only a few. While possibly I am the very first in history to take this position so explicitly, with all of its logical consequences, I know for sure that I shall not be the last!

In mathematics the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.

In re mathematica ars proponendi quaestionem pluris facienda est quam solvendi.

A set is a Many that allows itself to be thought of as a One. - Georg Cantor

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