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Re:Struggles with the Continuum by bmacho on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:54AM (#38432915)
Continuous math is just a finite set of symbols that obey a set of laws (maybe a finite set of laws, or maybe an infinite set of laws, formulated in a higher level logic).

Even if you don't believe that there exist anything that you observe and explore, real analysis can be still a fun game to play.

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Re:Struggles with the Continuum by BoiledCabbage on Monday November 27, 2023 @10:13AM (#38433160)
Isn't that part of the problem? Mathematicians world separate out things that apply to the real world vs things that for now are just fun games they like to play (but maybe in the future will be found to apply).
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