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How did many contemporaries view Cantor's theory?

  • Innovative

  • Counter-intuitive

  • Obsolete

  • Practical

Answer

Cantor's theory, with its introduction of transfinite numbers and the concept of infinity, challenged conventional mathematical thinking and seemed counter-intuitive to many contemporaries. It required a significant shift in the understanding of numbers and sets and was initially met with skepticism and resistance from a number of prominent mathematicians of the time.
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