set theory
branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects
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Summary
set theory is a branch of mathematics[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of branch of mathematics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,188 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Georg Cantor[3]
- Instance of: mathematical theory[4]
- Part of: mathematical logic, set theory, lattices and universal algebra[5], theory of sets, relations and functions[6]
- Commons category: Set theory[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Set theory[8]
- Commons gallery: Set theory[9]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Set theory[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11]
- Topic has template: Template:Set theory[12]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://mathoverflow.net/tags/set-theory[13], https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory[14], https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory[15], https://proofassistants.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory[16], https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/set-theory[17]
- Has characteristic: paradoxes of set theory[18]
- Is the study of: set[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[20], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[22]
Why It Matters
set theory has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]