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From: WM <wolfgang.mueckenheim@tha.de>
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Subject: Re: The reality of sets, on a scale of 1 to 10
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 10:10:45 +0100
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On 21.03.2025 23:15, Moebius wrote:

> "Substance" might have worked too, imho. :-P

Yes, perhaps that is a better term. It shows that there is more to be 
measured.

> BUT: The notion of "potential infinity" was not invented by Cantor or 
> his contemporaries, actually it goes back to _Aristotle_. Cantor just 
> voted for the (existence of the) actual infinite as represented by his 
> infinite sets

as including the potential infinity. Correct. ℕ contains |ℕ|_def.

Regards, WM