Cardinality of a vector space
ID: cardinality-of-a-vector-space
For a nonzero vector space with an infinite field or infinite basis, cardinality is the displayed maximum, since vectors are finite linear combinations of basis vectors. Over a finite field, infinite underlying size forces infinite dimension. Over a countably infinite field, every positive finite dimension is already countably infinite. The theory of infinite underlying spaces is therefore categorical in every infinite cardinal for a finite field, but only in uncountable cardinals for a countably infinite field.
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