Re: infinity

Tony Orlow (aeo6) wrote:
> So, here is my definition of a finite quantity. All quantities x, such that
> 0<x<=1, are finite, and if x is finite, then 1/x is finite. Zero and all
> numbers within zero units of zero are infinitesimal, and their inverses
> are infinite.

Would these infinite quantities be countably or uncountably infinite?
That is, would the values of these infinite quantities correspond to
the number of natural (whole) numbers, or to something larger?


> So, a finite set is one with a finite number of elements.

Amazing. There's a jump from "quantity" to "set" that I must have
missed above.

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