The abbreviation ``PCF'' stands for ``Possible Cofinalities''.
PCF theory was invented by Saharon Shelah to prove upper bounds on
exponents of singular cardinals.
The starting point of PCF theory is in the realization that the usual
exponent function is too coarse for measuring the power set of singular
cardinals ...
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