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Topic: Cantor's diagonal argument.
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John Savard

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Re: Cantor's diagonal argument.
Posted: Oct 5, 2001 3:12 PM
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On 3 Oct 2001 06:25:40 -0700, g.d.redgrave@elostirion.freeserve.co.uk
(Giles Redgrave) wrote, in part:

>We then have a number (consisting of an infinite series of ones)

Only finite strings of digits correspond to natural numbers.

All infinite strings of digits (that is, remaining infinite after you
remove leading zeroes) stand for the same object: infinity.

John Savard
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