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Uncountable vs. Infinite

What does it mean to be infinite? Never-ending? What about uncountable? Is the set of integers uncountable? How about the real numbers? What’s the difference?
Questions from a freshman math student, no doubt. The uncountable vs. infinite problem is a turning point in the quest for a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. To be crude, it’s the [...]

February 27, 2010   Posted in: math  No Comments