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In mathematics, specifically set theory, a continuous function is a sequence of ordinals such that the values assumed at limit stages are the limits (limit suprema and limit infima) of all values at previous stages. More formally, let γ be an ordinal, and s:=sα|α<γ be a γ-sequence of ordinals. Then s is continuous if at every limit ordinal β < γ,

sβ=lim sup{sα|α<β}=inf{sup{sα|δα<β}|δ<β}

and

sβ=lim inf{sα|α<β}=sup{inf{sα|δα<β}|δ<β}.

Alternatively, s is continuous if s: γ → range(s) is a continuous function when the sets are each equipped with the order topology. These continuous functions are often used in cofinalities and cardinal numbers.

References

  • Thomas Jech. Set Theory, 3rd millennium ed., 2002, Springer Monographs in Mathematics,Springer, ISBN 3-540-44085-2

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