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Continuum function
In mathematics, the continuum function is the function \kappa\mapsto 2^\kappa on cardinals, i.e. raising 2 to the power of κ using cardinal exponentiation. Given a cardinal number, the cardinal function yields the cardinality of the power set of a set of the given cardinality.
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In mathematics, the continuum function is the function \kappa\mapsto 2^\kappa on cardinals, i.e. raising 2 to the power of κ using cardinal exponentiation. Given a cardinal number, the cardinal function yields the cardinality of the power set of a set of the given cardinality.
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