Cardinality in a paraconsistent and paracomplete set theory
Abstract
This paper develops a rich theory of cardinality in the paraconsistent and paracomplete set theory , where sets can be inconsistent ( such that ``'' is both true and false for some ) or incomplete ( such that ``'' is neither true nor false for some ). We carefully analyze what it means for two potentially incomplete or inconsistent sets to have ``the same size'', construct the corresponding cardinal numbers, and develop the basic theory of cardinal arithmetic. A surprising result is that the cardinality of any set can be expressed as a linear combination of three fundamental cardinal numbers with classical cardinals as coefficients. In that sense, our cardinal numbers form a three-dimensional space over the usual cardinals, much like how the complex numbers form a two-dimensional space over the reals.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2604.07094,
title = {Cardinality in a paraconsistent and paracomplete set theory},
author = {Hrafn Valtýr Oddsson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.07094},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
24 pages, 12 figures