Archimedean property for unbounded sets

[torquerotates]

Does the Archimedean property work for unbounded sets? My book does a proof of the Archimedean property relying on the existence of sup which relies on the existence of a bound.

 

[eabod]

Does the Archimedean property work for unbounded sets? My book does a proof of the Archimedean property relying on the existence of sup which relies on the existence of a bound.

Unbounded sets of what type of elements? Real numbers? I think you should reword or provide more details of your question and maybe even cite the text you're referring to (including page number, theorem number, etc.).

 

[Preno]

The real numbers are unbounded and have the Archimedean property.

 

[spamiam]

If I'm recalling the proof of the Archimedean property correctly, I wonder if the OP actually meant to ask if this property holds true for sets that do not satisfy the Axiom of Completeness (i.e., the existence of sups)...

I suppose the rational numbers are an example of a set that satisfies the Archimedean property without satisfying the Axiom of Completeness.