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Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers: An Informal Introduction

September 13, 2015
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Cardinal numbers measure the size of a set, including infinite sets, while ordinal numbers describe the structure of a well-ordered set. Every set can…
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Infinity in Mathematics: What It Really Means, Explained

September 2, 2015
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Infinity is not a real number but a set of distinct mathematical tools, including the extended real line, the projective real line, the Riemann sphere,…
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