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Again let A={a1​,…,am​} with m>1, and enumerate B={b1​,b2​,…}. For each infinite binary sequence x=(xj​)j≥1​, define a function gx​ by
gx​(bi​)=ai​(1≤i≤m),gx​(bm+j​)={a1​,a2​,​xj​=0,xj​=1.​
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The first m values make every gx​ a surjective function, while the remaining values recover x uniquely. Hence x↦gx​ is an injective function from the uncountable set of binary sequences into S2​. This proves S2​ is an uncountable set, an instance of uncountability of surjections onto a nontrivial finite set.

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