Beth Number

Beth Number

In mathematics, the infinite cardinal numbers are represented by the Hebrew letter (aleph) indexed with a subscript that runs over the ordinal numbers (see aleph number). The second Hebrew letter (beth) is used in a related way, but does not necessarily index all of the numbers indexed by .

Read more about Beth Number:  Definition, Relation To The Aleph Numbers, Generalization

Famous quotes containing the words beth and/or number:

    “Where beth they biforen us weren,”
    —Unknown. Ubi Sunt Qui ante Nos Fuerunt? (L. 1)

    “Computers are good at swift, accurate computation and at storing great masses of information. The brain, on the other hand, is not as efficient a number cruncher and its memory is often highly fallible; a basic inexactness is built into its design. The brain’s strong point is its flexibility. It is unsurpassed at making shrewd guesses and at grasping the total meaning of information presented to it.”
    —Jeremy Campbell (b. 1931)