set theory

Summary

set theory is a branch of mathematics^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of branch_of_mathematics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,878 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• set theory is credited with the discovery of Georg Cantor^[3].
• set theory's instance of is recorded as branch of mathematics^[4].
• set theory's instance of is recorded as mathematical theory^[5].
• set theory is part of mathematical logic, set theory, lattices and universal algebra^[6].
• set theory is part of theory of sets, relations and functions^[7].
• set theory's Commons category is recorded as Set theory^[8].
• set theory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Set theory^[9].
• set theory's Commons gallery is recorded as Set theory^[10].
• set theory's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Set theory^[11].
• set theory's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• set theory's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• set theory's topic has template is recorded as Template:Set theory^[14].
• set theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/set-theory^[15].
• set theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory^[16].
• set theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory^[17].
• set theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://proofassistants.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory^[18].
• set theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory^[19].
• set theory's has characteristic is recorded as paradoxes of set theory^[20].
• set theory's is the study of is recorded as set^[21].
• set theory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[22].
• set theory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• set theory's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

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Publication

Part of include mathematical logic, set theory, lattices and universal algebra^[6] and theory of sets, relations and functions^[7].

Why It Matters

set theory ranks in the top 4% of branch_of_mathematics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,878 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]