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    An infinite binary word a is a string (a₁a₂a₃ ...), where each aₙ ∈ {0,1}. Fix a word s = (s₁s₂s₃ ...), where sₙ = 1 if and only if n is prime. Let S
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    An infinite binary word a is a string (a₁a₂a₃ ...), where each aₙ ∈ {0,1}.

    Fix a word s = (s₁s₂s₃ ...), where sₙ = 1 if and only if n is prime.

    Let S = {a = (a₁a₂a₃ ...) | ∃m ∈ ℕ such that aₙ = sₙ, ∀n ≥ m}.

    What is the cardinality of S?

    A.

    1

    B.

    Finite but more than 1.

    C.

    Countably infinite.

    D.

    Uncountable.

    Correct option is C

    Understanding the Given Setup:

    We are given an infinite binary word a = (a1 a2 a3 ...) where each ana_n​ ∈ {0,1}.

    A fixed sequence s = (s1 s2 s3 ...) is defined as:
    sn=1s_n = 1  if and only if n is prime.
    The set S is defined as:
    S = { a = (a1 a2 a3 ...) | ∃ m ∈ ℕ such that an=sn, a_n = s_n,​ ∀ n ≥ m }.
    This means that each sequence in S must eventually stabilize to match s from some point onward.

    Structure of S

    Each element of S can be described as follows:
    - The first (m-1) elements of a can be freely chosen from {0,1}.
    - From some index m onward, the sequence must exactly match s.

    Since m can take any natural number value, and for each m, there are 2(m1) 2^{(m-1)}​​

    possible choices for the initial segment before stabilization, we analyze the total count of such sequences.

     Determining Cardinality

    1. For each fixed m, there are 2(m1)2^{(m-1)}​ different sequences.
    2. Since m can be any natural number, the total number of sequences in S is equivalent to the number of finite binary sequences.
    3. The set of all finite binary sequences is countably infinite.
    Thus, the set S has countable infinity as its cardinality.

    Final Answer:

    The correct choice is (C) Countably infinite.

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