Mathematicians Measure Infinities, Find They’re Equal

Re:Mathematicians Measure Infinities, Find They’re Equal by cjslep on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @11:42AM (#15239349)

There is one English definition of infinity, but when applied to ordinals ("degrees of freedoms"), you get different mathematical concepts of infinity.

Vsauce's explanation is approachable: https://youtu.be/SrU9YDoXE88

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Re:Mathematicians Measure Infinities, Find They’re Equal by zelah on Thursday September 14, 2017 @04:16AM (#15245897)

Thanks - that was very fun!

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