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 Mathematical question of the day

garsh
+ post 6-6-05, 6:29am | Post #1
Today's topic is infinity. smile.gif

First question - Are there more integers than natural numbers?

Potentially useful definitions:
  • Integer: Any positive or negative number that does not include a fraction or decimal, including zero.
  • Natural numbers: the set of positive integers (1, 2, 3, etc.).
  • Infinite set: a set which has a proper subset that is as large as the set itself.
  • Proper subset: a subset of a set that lacks at least one element that is in the set.
If you are already familiar with the topic, please do not post answers. Give others a shot at guessing.
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- garsh   Mathematical question of the day   6-6-05, 6:29am
- - sullise   Well, since natural numbers only comprise the set ...   6-6-05, 6:35am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(sullise @ 6-6-05, 10:38am)Well, since n...   6-6-05, 7:07am
- - sullise   Good point....overlooked that 0 as being an intege...   6-6-05, 7:37am
|- - alphynewman   Both the ranges are infinite (infinite integers an...   6-6-05, 8:13am
|- - tolik   QUOTE(alphynewman @ 6-6-05, 9:16am)Both the r...   6-6-05, 8:54am
|- - WillyNilly   QUOTE(alphynewman @ 6-6-05, 9:16am)Both the r...   6-6-05, 8:54am
|- - wmspringer   QUOTE(alphynewman @ 6-6-05, 10:16am)Both the ...   6-6-05, 10:01am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(wmspringer @ 6-6-05, 2:04pm)It's tr...   6-6-05, 10:56am
||- - wmspringer   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-6-05, 12:59pm)Actually, both ...   6-6-05, 11:12am
||- - garsh   QUOTE(wmspringer @ 6-6-05, 3:15pm)But that ju...   6-6-05, 11:41am
|- - alphynewman   QUOTE(wmspringer @ 6-6-05, 10:04am)You're...   6-6-05, 11:17am
- - penguin110   I'll be back, let me get my calculator.   6-6-05, 8:26am
- - garsh   Now, once you wrap your head around that answer, h...   6-6-05, 11:03am
|- - wmspringer   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-6-05, 1:06pm)3. Are there mor...   6-6-05, 11:16am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-6-05, 3:06pm)Now, once you wr...   6-7-05, 6:42am
|- - dejavu   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-7-05, 10:45am)Yes, there are ...   6-7-05, 6:59pm
- - tolik   oops. EDIT: Comment deleted, I was posting it at ...   6-6-05, 11:05am
- - wmspringer   This is a fun topic; I haven't tried this stuf...   6-6-05, 4:01pm
|- - kar522   QUOTE(wmspringer @ 6-6-05, 7:04pm)This is a f...   6-7-05, 7:01am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(kar522 @ 6-7-05, 11:04am)Maybe you need...   6-7-05, 7:52am
|- - momalisa76   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-7-05, 10:55am)Bah!  ...   6-7-05, 9:54am
|- - kar522   QUOTE(momalisa76 @ 6-7-05, 12:57pm)I'm he...   6-7-05, 10:15am
- - plankton   most of us think of infinity as one big number, so...   6-6-05, 7:04pm
- - dejavu   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-6-05, 10:32am)Today's top...   6-6-05, 7:59pm
- - wurlybird9   well, don't worry, deja. according to chaos t...   6-6-05, 9:26pm
- - momalisa76   i've never been to paul taylors, but i've ...   6-7-05, 10:33am
- - Keggster22   RE: Mathematical question of the day   6-7-05, 11:21am
- - dejavu   hey, can you explain to me why I have a friend who...   6-7-05, 7:03pm
- - wurlybird9   that is rather puzzling. While some types of geni...   6-7-05, 7:17pm
|- - dejavu   QUOTE(wurlybird9 @ 6-7-05, 11:20pm)that is ra...   6-7-05, 7:32pm
- - NARC   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-6-05, 2:59pm)Actually, both o...   6-8-05, 9:58am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(NARC @ 6-8-05, 2:01pm)I feeling that th...   6-8-05, 10:33am
|- - dejavu   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-8-05, 2:36pm)You're assum...   6-8-05, 5:49pm
|- - NARC   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-8-05, 2:36pm)You're assum...   6-9-05, 6:27am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(NARC @ 6-9-05, 10:30am)Besides, that pr...   6-9-05, 6:47am
|- - garsh   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-9-05, 10:47am) ...   6-27-06, 4:37am
||- - dejavu   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-27-06, 8:37am) ...   6-27-06, 8:49am
|- - dejavu   QUOTE(garsh @ 6-9-05, 10:47am) ...   6-27-06, 6:58pm
- - NARC   My brain's all hurty. This is like me calli...   6-9-05, 7:24am
- - garsh   QUOTE(dejavu @ 6-27-06, 12:49pm...   6-27-06, 9:11am
|- - dejavu   but but but! there's infinity + 1, infinit...   6-27-06, 6:44pm
- - L4Zy AzN bOi   yeah.. I'll stick to my Brain Age thank you   6-27-06, 5:43pm
- - dejavu   it's all contextual: QUOTEAnswers and Explan...   6-27-06, 7:27pm




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