Mathematical analysis
I term Sets, numbers, mappings Injectiveness, surjectiveness, biuniqueness. Countability and uncountability of sets
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Injectiveness, surjectiveness, biuniqueness. Countability and uncountability of sets


Theorem

Set of real numbers on the segment [0; 1] is uncountable.


Proof

Suppose opposite: all numbers on the segment can be enumerated [0; 1] = {x1, x2, …, xn, …}.

Patition segment . Choose that segment, which does not contain x1. Patition it in three segments and choose that, which does not contain x2 ets. Constructed system of embedded segments has common point x ∈ [0; 1] which does not equal to any xn.