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๐ข Number Theory
Sets & Mathematical Logic
Foundation of modern mathematics; Venn diagrams, union, intersection โ universally taught worldwide
Germany ๐ 1874 Number Theory
Key Facts
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Set theory (Georg Cantor, 1874): collection of distinct objects; operations: union (โช), intersection (โฉ), complement
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Venn diagrams: visually represent relationships between sets โ used in logic, statistics, databases
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Boolean algebra (George Boole, 1847): AND, OR, NOT operations โ foundation of all digital circuits and computer science
๐ข Did you know? George Boole's Boolean algebra (1847) seems abstract but it is the foundation of all digital computers โ every AND, OR, NOT gate is based on it
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Number Theory
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๐ Germany
Year / Era
1874
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Foundation of modern mathematics