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Re:How can some infinities be bigger than others? by hinkley on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:40PM (#35635715)
Standup Maths recently tackled, "Is an infinite stack of ￡1 notes worth more than an infinite stack of ￡100 notes?" The answer is they are both worth ￡∞.
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Re:How can some infinities be bigger than others? by lostmsu on Thursday April 20, 2023 @12:26AM (#35636401)
Is it right for any systems that include infinity? What about surreals?
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Re:How can some infinities be bigger than others? by hinkley on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:38PM (#35645148)
He’s looking at C X n and saying B x n = C x n when n = infinity (the same infinity on both sides of the equation).
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