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? (infinitary) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:02:56 -0400 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <630833e569900d33299015539296e0deb1fe5947@i2pn2.org> References: <8ce3fac3a0c92d85c72fec966d424548baebe5af@i2pn2.org> <55cbb075e2f793e3c52f55af73c82c61d2ce8d44@i2pn2.org> <4bc3b086-247a-4547-89cc-1d47f502659d@tha.de> <0f95c2ba186e7c007b2e947aad0e3f4d6177e196@i2pn2.org> <02921439cc9882132a37d61be02b2d000fd19967@i2pn2.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 12:02:56 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1248637"; 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: 3195 Lines: 44 On 10/9/24 5:28 AM, WM wrote: > On 08.10.2024 20:01, Richard Damon wrote: >> On 10/8/24 11:26 AM, WM wrote: > >>> But after the visble natural numbers the dark domain comes, and that >>> is what prevents to see the end (which is dark too). >> >> Where? >> >> The "visible" numbers, per you definition are ALL the numbers, as all >> of them can be used individually and are selectable. > > Wrong. Every visible number has infinitely many successors. Therefore > there are infinitely many successors beyond every visible number. > Otherwise there was a visible number with less successors. Right, every visible numbers has an infinitely many VISIBLE successors, thus no last one. >> >> Thus, there aren't any left to be dark, except the ones that don't >> actually exist. >> >>>>> That shows my point. Infinite sets can be moved. 0.999...999 moved >>>>> gives >>>>> 9.99...9990. >>>> You have not indicated what this notation means. Where does the zero >>>> come >>>> from? >>> >>> The last natural index has lost its 9 by shifting to the left-hand >>> side. Hence there is nothing remaining. >> >> How did it "lose" it, > > By shifting to the left-hand side. but it had no end, or it wasn't infinite. Your problem seems to be that you refuse to understand what "infinite" means. > > Regards, WM