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Grothendieck · 11-03-2003, 05:21 PM

Agreeing with KnifeMissle on the fact that 0.99999...=1, by definition of the left term.

Disagreeing with him on the fact that infinity is not a number. In fact, there are many infinities, and the subject of "cardinal numbers" is concerned with the task of adding and multiplying infinities. (See that old post on the Cantor-Bernstein Theorem).

11-03-2003, 05:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Grothendieck Crazy Location: Switzerland	Agreeing with KnifeMissle on the fact that 0.99999...=1, by definition of the left term. Disagreeing with him on the fact that infinity is not a number. In fact, there are many infinities, and the subject of "cardinal numbers" is concerned with the task of adding and multiplying infinities. (See that old post on the Cantor-Bernstein Theorem). __________________ Didn't remember how intense love could be... Thank you B.