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

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

    The world is so full of a number of things,
    I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
    Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)