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This really just boils down to: Counting is an intuitive thing for us and it's useful to mathematically define it.
by chasereed 8y ago
This really just boils down to: Counting is an intuitive thing for us and it's useful to mathematically define it.
- aidenn0 8y agoCan you expand? I think the author chose counting because of its intuitiveness, but they then go on to show that a very simple definition of counting can lead to some non-intuitive concepts, and that even restricting yourself to that simple definition of counting can lead to classifying something controversial (i.e. infinity) as a number.