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Infinity in 5 MinutesLance Bledsoe
Infinity in 5 MinutesLance Bledsoe
Infinity in 5 MinutesLance Bledsoe
Calculus
Calculus
Calculus
Georg Cantor, 1845-1918
Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader
Georg Cantor, 1845-1918
Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader
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Infinite Sets
Whole Numbers(Odds + Evens)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 .....
Even Numbers
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Infinite Sets
Whole Numbers(Odds + Evens)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 .....
Even Numbers
1 2 3 4 5 67 8 ……
Infinite Sets
Whole Numbers(Odds + Evens)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 .....
Even Numbers
1 2 3 4 5 67 8 ……
Infinite Sets
Whole Numbers(Odds + Evens)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 .....
Even Numbers
“Real” numbers
19
√2 ½
π 6.847
1 2 3 4 5 67 8 ……
Whole Numbers
“Real” numbers
19
√2 ½
π 6.847
1 2 3 4 5 67 8 ……
Whole Numbers
“Real” numbers
19
√2 ½
π 6.847
1 2 3 4 5 67 8 ……
Whole Numbers
So what you’re saying is that the set of all whole numbers is infinite, and the set of all real numbers is
infinite, but the set of real numbers is somehow MORE infinite than the set of whole numbers?
And Cantor said, “Yep.”
“countably infinite” vs. “uncountably infinite”
So what you’re saying is that the set of all whole numbers is infinite, and the set of all real numbers is
infinite, but the set of real numbers is somehow MORE infinite than the set of whole numbers?
And Cantor said, “Yep.”
“countably infinite” vs. “uncountably infinite”
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