Re: infinity

In article <1127374594.506226.146060@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> albstorz@xxxxxx writes:
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> The infinite sequence {1},{1,2},{1,2,3}, ... has the maximum element
> |N.
> The infinite sequence of the cardinalities of the elements of this
> sequence, namely |{1}|, |{1,2}|, |{1,2,3}|, ..., has the maximum
> element "infinity".

Both do not have a maximum element. I have no idea why you think they
have one.

> But the infinite sequence 1,2,3, ... has no maximum element.
>
> What is the difference between the first case of sequences and the
> second case?

None at all.
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