well-ordered set

Summary

well-ordered set is a mathematical concept^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_concept category, ranking #252 of 1,007).^[2]

Key Facts

• well-ordered set is credited with the discovery of Georg Cantor^[3].
• well-ordered set's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[4].
• well-ordered set's subclass of is recorded as totally ordered set^[5].
• well-ordered set's subclass of is recorded as set with a well-founded order^[6].
• well-ordered set's subclass of is recorded as tree^[7].
• well-ordered set's different from is recorded as well-order^[8].
• well-ordered set's MathWorld ID is recorded as WellOrderedSet^[9].
• well-ordered set's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[10].
• well-ordered set's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Well-Ordered_Set^[11].
• well-ordered set's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Well-ordered_set^[12].
• well-ordered set's PlanetMath ID is recorded as WellOrderedSet^[13].
• well-ordered set's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/well-ordered-set^[14].
• well-ordered set's underlying structure is recorded as set^[15].
• well-ordered set's underlying structure is recorded as well-order^[16].

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Works and Contributions

well-ordered set is credited with the discovery of Georg Cantor^[3].

Why It Matters

well-ordered set draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_concept category, ranking #252 of 1,007).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]