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Transfinite Numbers

Born

early 1800s, Russia

Impact

The controversial concept of transfinite numbers led to the development of transmeasurable mathematics

Full name

Aleksei Leontiev

Occupation

Mathematician

Nationality

Russian

Achievements

Discovered and named transfinite numbers "обесконечные" (obeskonechnye) • Defined different types of infinites using bijections • Introduced the system of aleph numbers • Proposed transmeasurable mathematics to measure infinites of infinite objects

Notable work

transfinite numbers

Related topics

set theorymathematicsinfinityaleph numbers

Transfinite Numbers