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JanEnClaesen
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If counting/positive numbers exist, do they imply the existence of negative numbers?
I'd say yes, because there's always a bijection that maps the lowest counting number of the set to the highest, then the second lowest to the second highest, etc. This reversal of order/mirroring is possible for any set with a strict order. The negative numbers are then some sort of dual space of the positive numbers. This bijection is a mirror permutation, can the idea of permutation groups be applied more generally to integers/sets?
I apologize for the borderline vague statements.
I'd say yes, because there's always a bijection that maps the lowest counting number of the set to the highest, then the second lowest to the second highest, etc. This reversal of order/mirroring is possible for any set with a strict order. The negative numbers are then some sort of dual space of the positive numbers. This bijection is a mirror permutation, can the idea of permutation groups be applied more generally to integers/sets?
I apologize for the borderline vague statements.