Stetigkeit und irrationale Zahlen

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"Stetigkeit und irrationale Zahlen" is Richard Dedekind’s seminal 1872 work in which he rigorously defines real numbers and continuity via Dedekind cuts, laying a foundation for modern analysis.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
mathematical treatise ⓘ
work on real analysis ⓘ
author Richard Dedekind ⓘ
authorBelongsToSchool arithmetization of analysis ⓘ
contribution first rigorous definition of real numbers via cuts ⓘ
formalization of continuity using order completeness ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
defines irrational number ⓘ
real number ⓘ
field mathematical analysis ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
focusesOn logical foundations of continuity ⓘ
rigorous construction of the real numbers ⓘ
hasForm essay ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th-century mathematics ⓘ
importance foundational work in the theory of real numbers ⓘ
seminal text in modern analysis ⓘ
influenced axiomatic treatment of real numbers ⓘ
foundations of mathematics ⓘ
modern real analysis ⓘ
introducesConcept Dedekind cut ⓘ
keyConcept completeness of the real line ⓘ
continuity of the number line ⓘ
cut in the rational numbers ⓘ
partition of the rational numbers ⓘ
language German ⓘ
mainSubject Dedekind cuts ⓘ
linked to: Dedekind cut

continuity ⓘ
foundations of analysis ⓘ
real numbers ⓘ
originalTitle Stetigkeit und irrationale Zahlen ⓘ
publicationYear 1872 ⓘ
publisherType mathematical journal or proceedings ⓘ
relatedConcept completeness axiom ⓘ
least upper bound property ⓘ
real number line ⓘ
relatedWork Was sind und was sollen die Zahlen? ⓘ
timeRequiredForDevelopment late 19th century formalization of analysis ⓘ
usesMethod order-theoretic approach ⓘ
set-theoretic construction ⓘ

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