Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richard Damon Newsgroups: sci.math Subject: Re: How many different unit fractions are lessorequal than all unit fractions? Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:54:59 -0400 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <13c08e96ad635f8142b38d89863a80caf17a32a8@i2pn2.org> <4faa63d0ff8c163f01a38736aeb5732184218a29@i2pn2.org> <1aabd037-86bc-47bd-b402-f6b29c5c33e4@att.net> <298dcb6f-5f58-48b6-80e3-34260bf721f8@att.net> <283c426f-ab1c-4ef0-a06c-1bf7d28a2cfa@att.net> <1b7a9d3f7a0e76bf672b8764f1ece8fe32c167c5@i2pn2.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:54:59 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="3208342"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="diqKR1lalukngNWEqoq9/uFtbkm5U+w3w6FQ0yesrXg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2619 Lines: 22 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.