Re:How the modern world arose from imaginary numbers
by dagw on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:10AM
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integers are real, because quantity is self-evidently real.
But the there are more integers than there are quantifiable 'things'[1]. Are integers that are a lot larger than, say the size of the power set of all fundamental particles in the universe still "self-evidently real".
[1] Assuming a finite universe (or a finite number of finite universes) and a few other things.
But the there are more integers than there are quantifiable 'things'[1]. Are integers that are a lot larger than, say the size of the power set of all fundamental particles in the universe still "self-evidently real".
[1] Assuming a finite universe (or a finite number of finite universes) and a few other things.