To: snarks_when_bored
I prefer to reserve the term 'continuum' for sets of cardinality of the real numbers (or larger). But that's just my math background speaking. I understand what you mean. "Continuum" has a broader sense then "the continuum" or aleph0. This is fortunate, since the mathematical concept of infinite sets is unnecessarily complicated for conveying to ordinary folks the facts of observed natural continua.
19 posted on
08/13/2005 4:00:31 PM PDT by
beavus
(Hussein's war. Bush's response.)
To: beavus; snarks_when_bored
"Continuum" has a broader sense then "the continuum" or aleph0. Beat you to it! I meant aleph1, not aleph0. LOL!
27 posted on
08/13/2005 4:48:18 PM PDT by
beavus
(Hussein's war. Bush's response.)
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