"Cantorian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Cantorian [comparative], most Cantorian [superlative]
Etymology: From Cantor + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cantor|ian}} Cantor + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cantorian (comparative more Cantorian, superlative most Cantorian)
  1. Of or pertaining to Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician and creator of set theory.
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  2. (set theory, New Foundations) Smaller than its own power set; satisfying Cantor's theorem. Categories (topical): Set theory
    Sense id: en-Cantorian-en-adj-dpTWDUqG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
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