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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: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:35:47 -0700
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On 9/25/2024 8:26 AM, WM wrote:
> On 25.09.2024 13:54, Richard Damon wrote:
>> On 9/24/24 3:38 PM, WM wrote:
>>> On 24.09.2024 10:00, joes wrote:
>>>> Am Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:28:38 +0200 schrieb WM:
>>>
>>>>> Really existing sets of real unit fractions have two ends.
>>>> What is „an end”?
>>>
>>> An end is where nothing follows.
>>
>> And thus the lower end of the numbers x > 0 would be 0, a value not in 
>> the set, as the set doesn't have a lower end in it.
> 
> If it is a set (actual infinity), then the set has a smallest member. 
> But that is hard to understand.
>>
>> That is why there is no smallest positive real or unit fraction.
> 
> It is easier to understand with unit fractions. But most mathematicians 
> are too stupid even for this obvious fact.

If you truly believe in a smallest unit fraction and/or largest natural 
number, well.... You are totally whacked out. You say most 
mathematicians are too stupid. I think that its you projecting yourself 
on others? ;^)