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A set X is countable if and only if there is a bijection from X to the set of [[Natural Numbers]].  Countable sets include the set of [[integer]]s and the set of [[rational number]]s.
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A [[set]] X is '''countable''' if and only if there is a [[bijection]] from X to the set of [[Natural Numbers|natural numbers]].  Countable sets include the set of [[integer]]s and the set of [[rational number]]s.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:40, October 15, 2007

A set X is countable if and only if there is a bijection from X to the set of natural numbers. Countable sets include the set of integers and the set of rational numbers.