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Beth number

Beth number is a number used in mathematics and computer science. It is a way of describing how many possibilities something has. For example, if you had three objects, there are three possible combinations: object A and object B, object A and object C, and object B and object C. Each of these possibilities has a Beth number of 3. This number increases if more objects are added. Beth number is used to calculate things like algorithms and the probability of certain outcomes.
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