Re: The infintely small number b
- From: Venkat Reddy <vreddyp@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:50:09 -0800 (PST)
On Nov 23, 11:50 am, rem6...@xxxxxxxxx (Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t)
wrote:
From: Venkat Reddy <vred...@xxxxxxxxx>
b is the number that represents smallest extent.
That makes no sense whatsoever. What do you mean by "number" in the
first place? Usually a "number" means an element of some set with
arithmetic operations. For example an element of a ring might be
considered a "number". An element of a group might also qualify as
a "number". What ring (or group) is b supposed to be a number in?
The word "extent" has no meaning in mathematics. You need to define
what you mean by the word before you use it to define something else.
For me, a number means the measure of a quantity, such as "2" in "2
apples" or "2 miles". If it now means something else, does it still
have a purpose in understanding the properties of the physical world?
The word "extent" is from English language and does not require
mathematicians to redefine it. If the English language meaning of it
is not enough for you to understand this discussion, then I can't help
it.
- venkat
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