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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, 30 Sep 2024 16:59:48 -0700
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On 9/30/2024 8:15 AM, WM wrote:
> On 30.09.2024 00:29, FromTheRafters wrote:
>> WM explained on 9/29/2024 :
>>> On 28.09.2024 00:08, FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>  > WM presented the following explanation :
>>>
>>>  >> Between two unit fractions there is always a finite gap.
>>>  >
>>>  > How big?
>>>
>>> In terms of set theory: uncountably many points.
>>
>> How wide are these points?
> 
> More than nothing.

How? A point is just a location. It has no radii attached to it.