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A first-order axiomatic set theory describing the intended properties of the category of sets

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Could groups be used instead of sets as a foundation of mathematics?

The answer is yes, in fact one has a lot better than bi-interpretability, as shown by the corollary at the end. It follows by mixing the comments by Martin Brandenburg and mine (and a few additional d …
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