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Generic filter
In the mathematical field of set theory, a generic filter is a kind of object used in the theory of forcing, a technology used for many purposes, but especially to establish the independence of certain propositions from certain formal theories, such as ZFC. For example, Paul Cohen used the method to establish that ZFC, if consistent, cannot prove the continuum hypothesis, which states that there are exactly aleph-one real numbers.
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