Exercise · ZW-CARDINAL-NUMBER-010 · ★★★ Advanced

Which of the following statements is false?

Choose one option.

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  • C. If \(A\) is infinite, then \(|A|=|\mathbb{N}|\).

Explanation

\(\mathbb{R}\) is infinite but not countable, so its cardinal is greater than \(|\mathbb{N}|\). The other three are theorems: inclusion, Cantor-Schröder-Bernstein, and Cantor's theorem.

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Review the concept: Cardinal number

The cardinal number of a set \(A\) is the least ordinal equinumerous with \(A\). It measures the size of \(A\) and also works for infinite sets.

\[|A| = \min\{\alpha \in \mathrm{Ord} : \alpha \approx A\}\]

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