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  Re: Random wonderings 0x20c26764ae15b956c9a5eb7c1a237639  
From: Darren New
Date: 11 Mar 2011 12:51:33
Message: <4d7a6125$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Roman Reiner <lim### [at] gmxde> wrote:
>> That depends on what numbers you are using. The number of points in the unit
>> square of rational numbers is countable, the number of points in the unit square
>> of irrational numbers is not.
> 
>   Is the set of irrational numbers in a unit square larger or equal to
> the set of irrational numbers in a unit line?

It's the same. Aleph2 = N ^ Aleph1.  The only way to get a bigger infinity 
is to put it in an exponent.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
  "How did he die?"   "He got shot in the hand."
     "That was fatal?"
          "He was holding a live grenade at the time."


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