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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: How many different unit fractions are lessorequal than all unit
 fractions?
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:02:28 -0700
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On 9/23/2024 3:54 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
> On 9/23/24 8:56 AM, WM wrote:
>> On 23.09.2024 00:53, Richard Damon wrote:
>>
>>> Count down from infinity please, what is the actual first number you 
>>> use, (not w-1, that isn't a number).
>>>
>>> The problem is it doesn't exist, because the numbers don't have a 
>>> bound on that end.
>>
>> The problem is not non-existence. Proof: Chosse the greates existing 
>> number m. Then double it to get 2m. Why didn't you choose 2m 
>> originally? Obviously it exists.
>>
>> Regards, WM
>>
> 
> 
> Because you asked for something that doesn't exist.
> 
> There is no largest existing number m, so I guess that says your logic, 
> that created the question, just doesn't exist.
> 
> Show me a 4 sided triangle.

Unfortunately, that's what it seems to boil down to, in the end... wrt 
WM... ;^o