generalized continuum hypothesis
mathematics
Also known as: GCH
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axiomatic set theory
- In set theory: Present status of axiomatic set theory
… (CH) and its extension, the generalized continuum hypothesis (GCH), are also of profound importance. In the following discussion of these questions, ZF denotes Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory without AC. The first finding was obtained by Kurt Gödel in 1939. He proved that AC and GCH are consistent relative to ZF (i.e.,…
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continuum hypothesis
- In continuum hypothesis
A stronger statement is the generalized continuum hypothesis (GCH): 2ℵα = ℵα + 1 for each ordinal number α. The Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński proved that with GCH one can derive the axiom of choice.
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model theory
- In metalogic: Generalizations and extensions of the Löwenheim-Skolem theorem
…established only when the “generalized continuum hypothesis” is assumed, according to which the next highest cardinality for an infinite set is that of its power set.)
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