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Beth omega is a singular strong limit above the continuum (cf(ℶω​)=ω,2ω<ℶω​)

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The Beth numbers ℶ0​=ℵ0​, ℶn+1​=2ℶn​ form a strictly increasing countable sequence by Cantor's theorem. Their supremum ℶω​ has cofinality ω because no finite subset is cofinal. It exceeds 2ℵ0​=ℶ1​. It is also a strong limit cardinal: if ρ<ℶω​, some n has ρ<ℶn​, so 2ρ≤ℶn+1​<ℶω​. Thus the singular cardinal example needs no Continuum hypothesis.

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