Re: Geometrical / physical significance of irrational numbers.

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:58:31 -0500, "Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz"
<spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In <1173788482.647477.268940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
03/13/2007
at 05:21 AM, "Harry" <simonsharry@xxxxxxxxx> said:

.... What I don't quite understand is how a non-terminating and non-
repeating number such as sq root of 2 could be precisely located/
pinned at a fixed point on an infinitely precise number line?

Are you kidding? Can you precisely locate the numbers 1 at a fixed
point on an infinitely precise number at right angles to each other?

Why do you believe that there is any special significance to the
decimal representation of a number? Why do you believe that it is any
easier to precisely measure off a length of 1.1" than a length of 2^.5
inches?

~v~~
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