continuum hypothesis

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noun Mathematics.

a conjecture of set theory that the first infinite cardinal number greater than the cardinal number of the set of all positive integers is the cardinal number of the set of all real numbers.

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Origin of continuum hypothesis

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby continuum hypothesis

continuous variation, continuous wave, continuous waves, continuous welded rail, continuum, continuum hypothesis, conto, contoid, contort, contorted, contortion

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How to use continuum hypothesis in a sentence

Though researchers have struggled to understand exactly what contributes to this gender difference, Dr. Rohan has one hypothesis.
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The leading hypothesis for the ultimate source of the Ebola virus, and where it retreats in between outbreaks, lies in bats.
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In 1996, John Paul II called the Big Bang theory “more than a hypothesis.”
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To be clear: There have been no double-blind or controlled studies that conclusively confirm this hair-loss hypothesis.
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The bacteria-driven-ritual hypothesis ignores the huge diversity of reasons that could push someone to perform a religious ritual.
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And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.
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Taken in connection with what we know of the nebulæ, the proof of Laplace's nebular hypothesis may fairly be regarded as complete.
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What has become of the letter from M. de St. Mars, said to have been discovered some years ago, confirming this last hypothesis?
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To admit that there had really been any communication between the dead man and the living one is also an hypothesis.
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"I consider it highly probable," asserted Aunt Maria, forgetting her Scandinavian hypothesis.
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British Dictionary definitions for continuum hypothesis

continuum hypothesis

noun

maths the assertion that there is no set whose cardinality is greater than that of the integers and smaller than that of the reals

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