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All Logic, Foundations and Set Theory

Foundational concepts underlying how mathematics itself is built and reasoned about: axioms, formal systems, proof, and the theory of sets and infinite collections. Belongs here: Axiom, Boolean Algebra, Cantor's Diagonal Argument, Cardinality, Countable Set, Formal System, Infinity, Mathematical Proof and Sets. Does not belong here: a concept from a specific branch that merely uses logic or sets as a tool, such as a Group or a Manifold.

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1850 1
All Logic, Foundations and Set Theory
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1. Mathematical Logic (Wikipedia)
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Mathematical logic emerged in the mid-19th century as a subfield of mathematics, reflecting the confluence of two traditions: formal philosophical logic and mathematics.
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