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Aleph null

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Aleph null () is the infinite quantity with the least magnitude. It generally is regarded as a constant of ring theory.

Derivation

can be expressed as the number of terms in any arithmetic sequence, geometric sequence, or harmonic sequence. It is less than, for example, aleph 1 (), which is the second smallest infinite quantity.

Properties

has several properties:

  • for any constant .
  • for any constant . (this is debatable with negative numbers)
  • for any constant . (this is debatable with negative numbers)
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