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axiom of choice

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noun

Mathematics.

  1. the axiom of set theory that given any collection of disjoint sets, a set can be so constructed that it contains one element from each of the given sets.

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Dr. Kimber talked about the relationship between her favorite theorems and the axiom of choice.

From Scientific American

One important conjecture in Dr. Kimber’s field is that the Hahn embedding theorem is equivalent to the axiom of choice, making it one of many, many equivalent statements.

From Scientific American

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