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Mathematical objects

  • Set (mathematics)Georg Cantor began his work on infinite sets in the late 1800s. His research started around 1874 and continued until his death in 1918.
  • NumberThe Ishango bone stands on exhibit at the Belgian Museum of Natural Sciences. This artifact dates to between 22,000 and 30,000 years ago.
  • InfinityThe word apeiron, meaning unbounded or indefinite, appears in the writings of Anaximander around 546 BC. This pre-Socratic Greek philosopher used the term to…