lightcastle (
lightcastle) wrote2010-10-03 08:47 pm
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Greater and Lesser Infinities [Ask the Interweb Brain]
A question for my math-geek readers: are there infinities of differing sizes? I remember being quite certain there were at some point, but I am quite sure I am mistaken as to why. (I remember someone telling me that despite the intuitive obviousness of 0-infinity being smaller than 1-infinity, the truth is those are the same size.)
So, without necessarily trying to explain why in great detail, can someone confirm whether there are infinities of different sizes?
So, without necessarily trying to explain why in great detail, can someone confirm whether there are infinities of different sizes?