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Is the set of all irrational numbers countable?

Lily Carter | 2023-06-09 02:52:26 | page views:1285
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Jackson Cooper

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The set R of all real numbers is the (disjoint) union of the sets of all rational and irrational numbers. We know that R is uncountable, whereas Q is countable. If the set of all irrational numbers were countable, then R would be the union of two countable sets, hence countable.
2023-06-11 02:52:26

Julian Hall

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The set R of all real numbers is the (disjoint) union of the sets of all rational and irrational numbers. We know that R is uncountable, whereas Q is countable. If the set of all irrational numbers were countable, then R would be the union of two countable sets, hence countable.
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