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Re:Intermediate Algebra by seoaeu on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:31PM (#28440222)
In fact, since there are only a countably infinite number of symbolic representations but an uncountable number of irrational numbers, nearly all of them cannot be written down at all!
Re:Intermediate Algebra by Koshkin on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:45PM (#28440326)
If you mean representations using finite sequences, sure. But the set of all infinite sequences (e.g., of digits) is uncountable.
Re:Intermediate Algebra by Aicy on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @05:55AM (#28442887)
That's the point. There is uncountably many infinite sequences, but we only have countably many symbolic representations, so we can't write most real numbers down even with infinite time.
Re:Intermediate Algebra by seoaeu on Monday September 06, 2021 @11:19PM (#28440564)
Representing a number as an infinite sequence of digits isn't helpful if you are trying to write down the number. You can't write an infinite number of digits after all
Re:Intermediate Algebra by Koshkin on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @07:53AM (#28443569)
But then your point is the identical to the parent’s.