"diagonal argument" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. A proof, developed by Georg Cantor, to show that the set of real numbers is uncountably infinite. Wikipedia link: Cantor's diagonal argument Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Set theory
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