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To: central_va

{No. of Real Numbers}/{No. of Rational Numbers} does not equal 1


14 posted on 02/20/2015 6:14:46 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
∞/∞ is simply 3 symbols which has no meaning. Ever. Of any kind.
24 posted on 02/20/2015 6:27:50 PM PST by FredZarguna (Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Actually, it can be demonstrated that there is one-to-one correspondence between the two sets. Mathematicians refer to both as “countable infinitives”.


25 posted on 02/20/2015 6:29:52 PM PST by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

D’oh, re-reading your post, the set of integers and rational are “countable”, but the set of reals is not. Sorry for the error...


34 posted on 02/20/2015 6:43:06 PM PST by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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