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Countable vs counted

Some authors distinguish between a countable set and a counted set, a pair $(X,f)$ consisting of a set $X$ and a bijection between $X$ and the set $\mathbf{N}$ of natural numbers: the theorem that is mentioned then becomes that a counted union of counted sets is counted.

References

  • T.E Forster, "Logic, Induction and Sets", Cambridge University Press (2003) ISBN 0-521-53361-9
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Countable set. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Countable_set&oldid=42748