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minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoI side with you, though the experts call me stupid for it too. if for all n < infinity, one set is double the size of another then it is still double the size at n = infinity.
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoYou’re not stupid for it. Since it makes sense. However, due to the way we “calculate” the sizes of infinite sets, you are wrong. Even integers and all integers are the same infinity. But reals are “bigger” than integers.
I side with you, though the experts call me stupid for it too.
if for all n < infinity, one set is double the size of another then it is still double the size at n = infinity.
You’re not stupid for it. Since it makes sense.
However, due to the way we “calculate” the sizes of infinite sets, you are wrong.
Even integers and all integers are the same infinity.
But reals are “bigger” than integers.