kmath Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Although the set of real numbers and the set of natural numbers each contain an infinite numbers of elements, the set of reals has a higher cardinality than the set naturals. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Because there are more of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematic Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Although the set of real numbers and the set of natural numbers each contain an infinite numbers of elements, the set of reals has a higher cardinality than the set naturals. Why is that? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantor's_diagonal_argument Look this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now