Denumerable

/dɪˈnjuːmərəbəl/ adjective

Definition

In mathematics, able to be counted or arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers; countably infinite.

Etymology

From de- + numerable (able to be numbered). Mathematical term established in the late 1800s by mathematicians studying different types of infinity.

Kelly Says

The set of all whole numbers is denumerable, but the set of all real numbers is not—this distinction blew mathematicians' minds and changed how we understand infinity itself.

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