To: central_va
{No. of Real Numbers}/{No. of Rational Numbers} does not equal 1
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.)
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?)
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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