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A is uncountable. For each binary sequence (εj​), define
f(n)=1+∑j=1n​εj​.
(1)
This is a nondecreasing function, and different binary sequences give different functions, so the uncountable set of binary sequences injects into A.
B is countable. Every nonincreasing sequence of positive integers can decrease only finitely many times and is therefore eventually constant. Such a sequence is specified by a finite sequence of positive integers, and the set of all finite integer sequences is a countable union of countable sets. Hence B is countable.

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