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phkahler
on Jan 23, 2023
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An intutive counterexample to the axiom of choice
Is the size of the set of integers an integer?
martinjacobd
on Jan 23, 2023
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No, usually the cardinalities of infinite sets are represented by things called aleph numbers:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_number
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But it isn't, in any case, an integer.
phkahler
on Jan 24, 2023
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Thanks! That to me is the most useful response to my ramblings today!
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