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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 [Was: The
 non-existence of "dark numbers"]
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:00:54 +0100
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On 23.03.2025 23:19, Alan Mackenzie wrote:

> WM seemed to be saying that the "reality"/"substance" of any two sets
> could be ranked, with one greater than the other (unless they were,
> somehow, the same).

We should say: Sets with different elements like even and odd integers 
have different substance but same amount of substance (number of elements).

Regards, WM