"countably infinite" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} countably infinite (not comparable)
  1. (set theory, of a set) That is both countable and infinite; having the same cardinality as the set of natural numbers; formally, such that a bijection exists from ℕ to the set. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Set theory Hypernyms: countable [set-theory, mathematics, sciences], infinite [set-theory, mathematics, sciences] Related terms: continuum Coordinate_terms: finite [set-theory, mathematics, sciences], uncountable [set-theory, mathematics, sciences]
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