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1288:. However, this step alone takes one to theories of sets which are considered too weak. So some of the power of comprehension was added back via the other existence axioms of ZF set theory (pairing, union, powerset, replacement, and infinity) which may be regarded as special cases of comprehension. So far, these axioms do not seem to lead to any contradiction. Subsequently, the axiom of choice and the axiom of regularity were added to exclude models with some undesirable properties. These two axioms are known to be relatively consistent. 2512: 25: 1295:. The axiom of regularity together with the axiom of pairing also prohibit such a universal set. However, Russell's paradox yields a proof that there is no "set of all sets" using the axiom schema of separation alone, without any additional axioms. In particular, ZF without the axiom of regularity already prohibits such a universal set. 1298:
If a theory is extended by adding an axiom or axioms, then any (possibly undesirable) consequences of the original theory remain consequences of the extended theory. In particular, if ZF without regularity is extended by adding regularity to get ZF, then any contradiction (such as Russell's paradox)
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will contain elements, called non-standard natural numbers, that satisfy the definition of natural numbers in that model but are not really natural numbers. They are "fake" natural numbers which are "larger" than any actual natural number. This model will contain infinite descending sequences of
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wrote that "Zermelo's system has the notational advantage of not containing any explicitly typed variables, although in fact it can be seen as having an implicit type structure built into it, at least if the axiom of regularity is included. The details of this implicit typing are spelled out in
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In the same paper, Scott shows that an axiomatic system based on the inherent properties of the cumulative hierarchy turns out to be equivalent to ZF, including regularity.
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are objects that are not sets, but which can be elements of sets. In ZF set theory, there are no urelements, but in some other set theories such as
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the types into the transfinite—just how far we want to go must necessarily be left open. Now Russell made his types
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The nonexistence of a set containing itself can be seen as a special case where the sequence is infinite and constant.
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in 1941, although he did not publish a proof until 1954. The proof involves (and led to the study of) Rieger-Bernays
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The truth is that there is only one satisfactory way of avoiding the paradoxes: namely, the use of some form of the
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Sangiorgi, Davide (2011), "Origins of bisimulation and coinduction", in Sangiorgi, Davide; Rutten, Jan (eds.),
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allow "safe" circular sets, such as Quine atoms, without becoming inconsistent by means of Russell's paradox.
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In the presence of the axiom schema of separation, Russell's paradox becomes a proof that there is no
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Given the other axioms of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, the axiom of regularity is equivalent to the
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is ranked. Applying the axioms of replacement and union to combine the ranks of the elements of
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The axiom of dependent choice and no infinite descending sequence of sets implies regularity
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from the other axioms of ZF(C), assuming they are consistent. The result was announced by
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Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Vintage Enthusiasms. Essays in Honour of John L. Bell.
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Axiomatic set theory. Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics Volume 13, Part II
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which followed from the original theory would still follow in the extended theory.
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This was actually the original form of the axiom in von Neumann's axiomatization.
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for specifics. This definition eliminates one pair of braces from the canonical
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Urquhart, Alasdair (2003), "The Theory of Types", in Griffin, Nicholas (ed.),
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have indeed postulated the existence of sets that are elements of themselves.
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From Kant to Hilbert: A Source Book in the Foundations of Mathematics Vol. 2
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pointed out that non-well-founded sets are superfluous (on p. 404 in
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be a counter-example to the axiom of regularity; that is, every element of
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Regularity was shown to be relatively consistent with the rest of ZF by
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One Hundred Years of Russell ́s Paradox: Mathematics, Logic, Philosophy
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is ranked and we are done. Otherwise, apply the axiom of regularity to
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that can be represented as sets as opposed to undefinable classes. The
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theory of types, of course.) The simplification was to make the types
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is not empty and is not an urelement. One suitable replacement is
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easier to prove; and it not only allows induction to be done on
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Combinatorial Set Theory: With a Gentle Introduction to Forcing
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Set Theory: The Third Millennium Edition, Revised and Expanded
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For every two sets, only one can be an element of the other
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The axiom of regularity enables defining the ordered pair (
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be sets. Then apply the axiom of regularity to the set {
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The contemporary and final form of the axiom is due to
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Simpler set-theoretic definition of the ordered pair
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Notice that this argument only applies to functions
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Since 2310: 1543: 483:No infinite descending sequence of sets exists 2472: 1673:" needs to be replaced with a statement that 1397:{\displaystyle \bigcup _{\alpha }V_{\alpha }} 1356:{\displaystyle \bigcup _{\alpha }V_{\alpha }} 1241:The axiom of regularity was also shown to be 1902:"A system of axiomatic set theory. Part VII" 1038: 1002: 448: 442: 373:), where the two axioms are not equivalent. 342: 301: 2350: 2319: 2295: 2271:The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell 2011:Cantorian set theory and limitation of size 1946:(1971), "The iterative conception of set", 1547: 1539: 1231: 758:, and so on. For any actual natural number 405:. We see that there must be an element of { 267: 2479: 2465: 2141:"Paradox, ZF, and the Axiom of Foundation" 2089: 1977:, Harvard University Press, pp. 13–29 1495: 487:Suppose, to the contrary, that there is a 218:The axiom of regularity together with the 2405: 2210: 2202: 2155: 2076:, Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1999: 1830: 1818: 1592: 539:, which can be seen to be a set from the 345: 141: 75:Learn how and when to remove this message 2268: 1981: 1794: 1636:Regularity in the presence of urelements 1411: 1306:(sets that satisfy the formula equation 460:{\displaystyle A\cap \{A\}=\varnothing } 2381: 2181: 2105: 2008: 1990: 1896: 1857: 1629: 1503: 1430:, and again in a well-known article of 1428: 1258: 1254: 1222:Regularity and the rest of ZF(C) axioms 1052:. This contradicts the conclusion that 670:is a non-standard natural number, then 271: 3119: 2277: 2247: 2231: 2138: 1972: 1942: 1842: 1782: 1551: 1535: 1470:in his notation and Zermelo left them 1434: 1326:In ZF it can be proven that the class 1235: 1227: 543:. Applying the axiom of regularity to 369:theories (ones that do not accept the 2460: 2420: 2219: 2047: 1443: 384:Elementary implications of regularity 275: 55:. Parenthetical referencing has been 2068: 2026: 1806: 1555: 1499: 1486:The concept of well-foundedness and 1056:is unranked. So the assumption that 286:but also on proper classes that are 18: 2425:, Clarendon Press, pp. 1219–33 2223:(1974), "Axiomatizing set theory", 13: 1703: 1660: 1608: 1580: 1574: 1128:has a non-empty intersection with 288:well-founded relational structures 157: 135: 14: 3143: 2430: 2191:Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal 1490:of a set were both introduced by 1446:) went further and claimed that: 653:). So if one forms a non-trivial 454: 266:The axiom is the contribution of 259:(which is a weakened form of the 193: 151: 59:; convert to shortened footnotes. 2510: 1666:{\displaystyle x\neq \emptyset } 1265:Regularity and Russell's paradox 1060:was non-empty must be false and 909:consisting of unranked sets. If 811:{\displaystyle (n-k-1)\in (n-k)} 595:+1) which is also an element of 535:a natural number}, the range of 226:, and that there is no infinite 23: 2417:from the original on 2022-10-09 2134:from the original on 2022-10-09 666:elements. For example, suppose 2486: 1724: 1712: 1709: 1700: 1611: 1593: 1577: 1132:. We define a binary relation 1017: 1011: 993: 987: 805: 793: 787: 769: 751:{\displaystyle (n-2)\in (n-1)} 745: 733: 727: 715: 689: 677: 413:}. Since the only element of { 389:No set is an element of itself 316: 304: 224:no set is an element of itself 199: 196: 163: 154: 142: 1: 2311:van Heijenoort, Jean (1967), 2000:Halbeisen, Lorenz J. (2012), 1982:Enderton, Herbert B. (1977), 1909:The Journal of Symbolic Logic 1863:The Journal of Symbolic Logic 1770: 969:, we get an ordinal rank for 878:Every set has an ordinal rank 579:. However, we are given that 2273:, Cambridge University Press 2255:, Dover Publications, Inc., 2215:, Cambridge University Press 1995:, Cambridge University Press 1544:van Heijenoort's translation 1316:non-wellfounded set theories 113:contains an element that is 7: 2280:Set Theory: An Introduction 2166:10.1007/978-94-007-0214-1_9 2113:, in Link, Godehard (ed.), 2095:L'Enseignement MathĂ©matique 2013:, Oxford University Press, 1755:Non-well-founded set theory 1748: 1730:{\displaystyle (\exists y)} 541:axiom schema of replacement 101:Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory 10: 3148: 2977:von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel 2282:(2nd ed.), Springer, 2278:Vaught, Robert L. (2001), 2009:Hallett, Michael (1996) , 1851: 1481: 1286:axiom schema of separation 1274:unrestricted comprehension 701:{\displaystyle (n-1)\in n} 575:) for some natural number 409:} which is disjoint from { 371:law of the excluded middle 3041: 3004: 2916: 2806: 2778:One-to-one correspondence 2694: 2635: 2519: 2508: 2494: 2421:Ewald, W.B., ed. (1996), 2368:10.1515/crll.1929.160.227 1993:Logic, induction and sets 1280:) is inconsistent due to 401:}, which is a set by the 378:non-standard set theories 339: is an ordinal  257:axiom of dependent choice 2204:10.21136/CMJ.1957.100254 639:hereditarily finite sets 292:lexicographical ordering 2451:the axiom of foundation 2394:Fundamenta Mathematicae 1973:Boolos, George (1998), 1278:axiom of extensionality 1238:, §10.1) for instance. 929:which is disjoint from 559:. 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1267: 1224: 1204: 1200: 1189: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1118: 1112:or vice versa. 1070: 978: 975: 974: 949:is a subset of 913:is empty, then 880: 824: 767: 764: 763: 713: 710: 709: 675: 672: 671: 660: 644: 497:natural numbers 485: 434: 431: 430: 391: 386: 337: 299: 296: 295: 261:axiom of choice 249: 242: 235: 133: 130: 129: 81: 70: 64: 61: 52:correcting them 50: 44: 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3145: 3135: 3134: 3129: 3112: 3111: 3109: 3108: 3103: 3101:Thoralf Skolem 3098: 3093: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3073: 3068: 3063: 3058: 3053: 3047: 3045: 3039: 3038: 3036: 3035: 3030: 3025: 3019: 3017: 3015: 3014: 3011: 3005: 3002: 3001: 2999: 2998: 2997: 2996: 2991: 2986: 2985: 2984: 2969: 2968: 2967: 2955: 2954: 2953: 2942: 2941: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2920: 2918: 2914: 2913: 2911: 2910: 2905: 2900: 2895: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2866: 2861: 2860: 2859: 2854: 2849: 2839: 2829: 2824: 2819: 2813: 2811: 2804: 2803: 2801: 2800: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2783:Ordinal number 2780: 2775: 2770: 2765: 2764: 2763: 2758: 2748: 2743: 2738: 2733: 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1717: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1705: 1702: 1682: 1662: 1659: 1656: 1637: 1634: 1630:Zermelo (1930) 1626: 1625: 1613: 1610: 1607: 1604: 1601: 1598: 1595: 1591: 1588: 1585: 1582: 1579: 1576: 1573: 1570: 1525: 1518: 1483: 1480: 1440:Dana Scott 1391: 1387: 1381: 1377: 1350: 1346: 1340: 1336: 1323: 1320: 1310: = { 1266: 1263: 1223: 1220: 1202: 1198: 1187: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1117: 1114: 1069: 1066: 1040: 1037: 1034: 1031: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1019: 1016: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 983: 879: 876: 823: 820: 807: 804: 801: 798: 795: 792: 789: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 771: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 717: 697: 694: 691: 688: 685: 682: 679: 658: 642: 607:+1) is in the 484: 481: 456: 453: 450: 447: 444: 441: 438: 390: 387: 385: 382: 367:intuitionistic 348: 344: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 272:Zermelo (1930) 247: 240: 233: 216: 215: 204: 201: 198: 195: 192: 189: 186: 183: 180: 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 147: 144: 140: 137: 83: 82: 65:September 2020 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3144: 3133: 3130: 3128: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3107: 3106:Ernst Zermelo 3104: 3102: 3099: 3097: 3094: 3092: 3091:Willard Quine 3089: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3054: 3052: 3049: 3048: 3046: 3044: 3043:Set theorists 3040: 3034: 3031: 3029: 3026: 3024: 3021: 3020: 3018: 3012: 3010: 3007: 3006: 3003: 2995: 2992: 2990: 2989:Kripke–Platek 2987: 2983: 2980: 2979: 2978: 2975: 2974: 2973: 2970: 2966: 2963: 2962: 2961: 2960: 2956: 2952: 2949: 2948: 2947: 2944: 2943: 2940: 2937: 2935: 2932: 2930: 2927: 2925: 2922: 2921: 2919: 2915: 2909: 2906: 2904: 2901: 2899: 2896: 2894: 2892: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2877: 2874: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2850: 2848: 2845: 2844: 2843: 2840: 2837: 2833: 2830: 2828: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2815: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2805: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2766: 2762: 2759: 2757: 2754: 2753: 2752: 2749: 2747: 2744: 2742: 2739: 2737: 2734: 2732: 2729: 2726: 2722: 2719: 2717: 2714: 2712: 2709: 2708: 2706: 2700: 2697: 2696: 2693: 2687: 2684: 2682: 2679: 2677: 2674: 2672: 2669: 2667: 2664: 2662: 2659: 2657: 2654: 2651: 2648: 2646: 2643: 2642: 2640: 2638: 2634: 2626: 2625:specification 2623: 2621: 2618: 2617: 2616: 2613: 2612: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2567: 2564: 2563: 2562: 2559: 2557: 2554: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2536: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2526: 2524: 2522: 2518: 2513: 2503: 2500: 2499: 2497: 2493: 2489: 2482: 2477: 2475: 2470: 2468: 2463: 2462: 2459: 2452: 2448: 2447:Inhabited set 2445: 2442: 2438: 2435: 2434: 2424: 2413: 2408: 2403: 2399: 2395: 2388: 2384: 2380: 2377: 2373: 2369: 2365: 2361: 2357: 2353: 2349: 2346: 2342: 2338: 2334: 2330: 2326: 2322: 2318: 2314: 2306: 2302: 2298: 2294: 2291: 2285: 2281: 2276: 2272: 2267: 2264: 2258: 2254: 2250: 2246: 2243: 2240:Reprinted in 2238: 2234: 2230: 2226: 2222: 2218: 2214: 2209: 2205: 2200: 2196: 2192: 2185: 2180: 2177: 2171: 2167: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2149: 2142: 2137: 2130: 2126: 2120: 2116: 2109: 2104: 2100: 2096: 2092: 2088: 2085: 2079: 2075: 2071: 2067: 2064: 2058: 2054: 2050: 2046: 2043: 2037: 2033: 2029: 2025: 2022: 2016: 2012: 2007: 2003: 1998: 1994: 1989: 1985: 1980: 1976: 1971:reprinted in 1969: 1965: 1961: 1957: 1953: 1949: 1945: 1941: 1938: 1934: 1930: 1926: 1922: 1918: 1914: 1910: 1903: 1899: 1895: 1892: 1888: 1884: 1880: 1876: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1860: 1856: 1855: 1844: 1839: 1832: 1827: 1820: 1815: 1809:, p. 73. 1808: 1803: 1796: 1795:Urquhart 2003 1791: 1784: 1779: 1775: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1760:Scott's trick 1758: 1756: 1753: 1752: 1746: 1744: 1740: 1721: 1718: 1715: 1706: 1680: 1657: 1654: 1646: 1642: 1633: 1631: 1605: 1602: 1599: 1596: 1589: 1586: 1583: 1571: 1568: 1561: 1560: 1559: 1557: 1553: 1549: 1545: 1541: 1537: 1536:Skolem (1923) 1533: 1531: 1524: 1517: 1513: 1509: 1505: 1504:Hallett (1996 1501: 1497: 1493: 1489: 1479: 1475: 1473: 1469: 1465: 1461: 1457: 1453: 1447: 1445: 1441: 1437: 1435: 1433: 1432:George Boolos 1429: 1425: 1421: 1417: 1413: 1409: 1405: 1389: 1385: 1379: 1375: 1366: 1363:, called the 1348: 1344: 1338: 1334: 1319: 1317: 1313: 1309: 1305: 1300: 1296: 1294: 1289: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1262: 1260: 1256: 1252: 1248: 1244: 1239: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1228:Skolem (1923) 1219: 1217: 1213: 1209: 1205: 1194: 1190: 1171: 1168: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1147: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1123: 1113: 1111: 1107: 1103: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1083: 1079: 1075: 1065: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1035: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1023: 1020: 1014: 1008: 1005: 999: 996: 990: 984: 981: 972: 968: 964: 960: 956: 952: 948: 945:is unranked. 944: 940: 936: 932: 928: 924: 920: 916: 912: 908: 904: 900: 896: 892: 888: 883: 875: 873: 869: 865: 861: 857: 853: 849: 845: 841: 837: 833: 829: 819: 802: 799: 796: 790: 784: 781: 778: 775: 772: 761: 742: 739: 736: 730: 724: 721: 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So, since 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 400: 396: 381: 379: 374: 372: 368: 364: 359: 346: 334: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 313: 310: 307: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 264: 262: 258: 254: 250: 243: 236: 229: 225: 222:implies that 221: 202: 190: 187: 184: 181: 178: 172: 169: 166: 160: 148: 145: 138: 128: 127: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 109: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 79: 76: 68: 58: 53: 48: 43: 41: 38:they are not 35: 30: 21: 20: 3056:Georg Cantor 3051:Paul Bernays 2982:Morse–Kelley 2957: 2890: 2889:Subset  2836:hereditarily 2798:Venn diagram 2756:ordered pair 2671:Intersection 2615:Axiom schema 2597: 2422: 2397: 2393: 2359: 2355: 2328: 2324: 2312: 2304: 2300: 2279: 2270: 2252: 2241: 2236: 2224: 2212: 2194: 2190: 2147: 2114: 2098: 2094: 2073: 2070:LĂ©vy, Azriel 2055:, Elsevier, 2052: 2034:, Springer, 2031: 2028:Jech, Thomas 2010: 2001: 1992: 1983: 1974: 1951: 1947: 1915:(2): 81–96, 1912: 1908: 1866: 1862: 1838: 1826: 1814: 1802: 1790: 1778: 1738: 1639: 1627: 1552:Suppes (1972 1534: 1522: 1515: 1511: 1507: 1485: 1477: 1471: 1467: 1463: 1459: 1455: 1451: 1449: 1438: 1415: 1406: 1325: 1311: 1307: 1301: 1297: 1290: 1268: 1259:Forster 2003 1255:Rathjen 2004 1247:Paul Bernays 1240: 1236:Vaught (2001 1225: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1196: 1192: 1185: 1137: 1133: 1129: 1125: 1121: 1119: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1097: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1071: 1061: 1057: 1053: 970: 966: 962: 958: 954: 950: 946: 942: 938: 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 914: 910: 906: 902: 898: 890: 886: 884: 881: 871: 867: 863: 859: 855: 854:definition ( 848:ordered pair 843: 839: 835: 831: 827: 825: 759: 667: 634: 632: 629: 624: 620: 616: 612: 609:intersection 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 564: 560: 556: 552: 548: 544: 536: 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 492: 486: 472: 468: 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 398: 394: 392: 375: 360: 290:such as the 276:Kunen (1980) 265: 252: 245: 238: 237:) such that 231: 217: 118: 110: 96: 92: 86: 71: 62: 37: 3081:Thomas Jech 2924:Alternative 2903:Uncountable 2857:Ultrafilter 2716:Cardinality 2620:replacement 2561:Determinacy 2331:: 373–391, 1869:(1): 1–17, 1843:Rieger 2011 1783:Rieger 2011 1420:type theory 1304:Quine atoms 1243:independent 1195:satisfying 649:except the 587:) contains 515:) for each 255:. With the 89:mathematics 3121:Categories 3076:Kurt Gödel 3061:Paul Cohen 2898:Transitive 2666:Identities 2650:Complement 2637:Operations 2598:Regularity 2566:projective 2529:Adjunction 2488:Set theory 2441:PlanetMath 2004:, Springer 1771:References 1641:Urelements 1556:LĂ©vy (2002 1500:LĂ©vy (2002 1460:cumulative 1157::⇔ 852:Kuratowski 655:ultrapower 57:deprecated 3009:Paradoxes 2929:Axiomatic 2908:Universal 2884:Singleton 2879:Recursive 2822:Countable 2817:Amorphous 2676:Power set 2593:Power set 2544:dependent 2539:countable 2400:: 29–47, 2376:199545822 2345:120784562 2307:: 219–240 2251:(1972) , 2152:CiteSeerX 2072:(2002) , 1937:250351655 1891:250344277 1807:LĂ©vy 2002 1743:inhabited 1719:∈ 1704:∃ 1661:∅ 1658:≠ 1609:∅ 1600:∩ 1587:∈ 1581:∃ 1578:→ 1575:∅ 1572:≠ 1464:extending 1390:α 1380:α 1376:⋃ 1349:α 1339:α 1335:⋃ 1169:∩ 1163:∈ 1033:∈ 1027:∣ 1009:⁡ 1000:∪ 985:⁡ 973:, to wit 800:− 791:∈ 782:− 776:− 740:− 731:∈ 722:− 693:∈ 684:− 519:. 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Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory
non-empty
set
disjoint
first-order logic
axiom of pairing
no set is an element of itself
sequence
axiom of dependent choice
axiom of choice
von Neumann (1925)
Zermelo (1930)
Kunen (1980)
ordinals
well-ordered sets
well-founded relational structures
lexicographical ordering
axiom of induction
intuitionistic
law of the excluded middle
non-standard set theories
axiom of pairing
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