In article <76d8019f-77b8-4a3f-8529-97b8d7d1b81b@u9g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>, WM <mueckenh@rz.fh-augsburg.de> wrote:
> On 22 Nov., 16:27, William Hughes <wpihug...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Nov 22, 3:30 am, WM <mueck...@rz.fh-augsburg.de> wrote: > > > > Can we estimate by means of set theory how many digits *left* to the > > > decimal point will be present in the limit (as calculated by > > > analytical means) of the real sequence > > > > > > > 01. > > > > > 0.1 > > > > > 010.1 > > > > > 01.01 > > > > > 0101.01 > > > > > 010.101 > > > > > 01010.101 > > > > > 0101.0101 > > > > > ... > > > > > ? > > > Yes, The set of digits left of the decimal point is the > > empty set. > > This is in contradiction to analysis (although analysis is said to be > based upon set theory). Just my point. > > > Simplest argument. Start with > > > > 100.000... > > 10.000... > > 1.000... > > 0.1000... > > 0.01000... > > ... > > > > The 1 does not exist in the limit. This 1 corresponds to > > the digit with index 5. We conclude that for > > each index the digit corresponding to the digit does > > not exist in the limit. Thus the set of digits in the limit > > is the empty set. Thus, in the limit, the set of digits to > > the left of the decimal point is the empty set. > > What has this problem to do with my question? I explicitly used > alternating sequences 010101... (moving from left to right, - so your > next example is completetly off topic). Analysis gives a result. Set > theory gives another result which is incompatible with analysis.
But if so, they are dealing with different questions. --
