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Cofinality


The cofinality cf(P) of a partially ordered set P is the least cardinal number of a cofinal subset of P.

For an ordinal number alpha, its cofinality cf(alpha) is the least order type of an unbounded subset of alpha. Every successor ordinal number has cofinality 1, while

 cf(omega)=aleph_0.

See also

Cardinal Number, Cofinal Subset, Ordinal Number, Partially Ordered Set

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References

Jech, T. Set Theory, 3rd millennium ed. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2003.

Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Cofinality." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cofinality.html

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