[Math] How would the intersection of two uncountable sets be finite

discrete mathematicselementary-set-theory

This is a problem from Discrete Mathematics and its Applications
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Here is my book's definition on countable
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and definition of having the same cardinality
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The only example that my book gave of uncountable set was the set of real numbers. I understand that because if you try listing out all of the members of the set, you would keep going on and on – 1, 1.01, 1.001, etc…… But the intersection of the set of real numbers and itself is the set of real numbers is uncountable as well… Is there another uncountable set that you could use to prove this?

Best Answer

Here's another idea,

$$(-\infty,0]\cap[0,\infty)=\{0\}$$

What can you say about the cardinality of $(-\infty,0]$ and $[0,\infty)$?