Definition:Hartogs Number

Definition

Let $S$ be a set.

The Hartogs number of $S$ is the smallest ordinal $\alpha$ such that there exists no injection from $\alpha$ to $S$.

Also see

• Existence of Hartogs Number

Source of Name

This entry was named for Friedrich Moritz Hartogs.

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