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Re: Cantor's first proof in DETAILS
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Nov 13, 2012 9:59 PM
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In <k7udtq$np6$1@dont-email.me>, on 11/13/2012 at 09:25 PM, "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> said:
>I'll have a look at Zuhair's follow-up as soon as I manage, but let >me for now just point out that the above argument is obviously >bogus: the rationals too are dense (have the IVP as Zuhair has >called it) and, by the very same argument, we have proved that the >rationals too are not countable
Not even close; the argument does not show that the limit is rational.
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