Path: ...!news.misty.com!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: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:36:42 -0400 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <9ae0d4593f534f4930bb82160b5d190b0c885f06@i2pn2.org> References: <88e6a631-417a-4dd0-9443-a57116dcbd28@att.net> <7a1e34df-ffee-4d30-ae8c-2af5bcb1d932@att.net> <6a90a2e2-a4fa-4a8d-83e9-2e451fa8dd51@att.net> <0e5fb47d-60f7-42bb-beec-4a9661c807da@tha.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:36:42 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="286438"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="diqKR1lalukngNWEqoq9/uFtbkm5U+w3w6FQ0yesrXg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2909 Lines: 28 On 10/31/24 4:24 AM, WM wrote: > On 30.10.2024 21:24, FromTheRafters wrote: >> WM explained : >>> On 30.10.2024 16:43, FromTheRafters wrote: >>>> on 10/30/2024, WM supposed : >>> >>>>> Believe what you like without foundation. >>>>> If ∀n ∈ ℕ: 1/n - 1/(n+1) > 0 is true, the NUF(x) grows in steps of >>>>> not more than 1. >>>> >>>> Wrong. >>> >>> What? ∀n ∈ ℕ: 1/n - 1/(n+1) > 0 ? >> >> No, the other part. Your 'conclusion' is a non sequitur. > > My conclusion is that all unit fractions are separated by large sets of > real points from each other. Never two or more unit fractions are at the > same point. Is that what you doubt? Hardly. > > Then you must doubt that NUF(x) can grow only by 1 at any point x? But why? > > Regards, WM > And from their seperation, you try to conclude something that doesn't follow, the the infinite set has a lowest value in the set. Sorry, you are just showing your ignorance of what you are talking about.