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There are real numbers that can't be represented in an "infinite" computer either.
by dependenttypes 6y ago
There are real numbers that can't be represented in an "infinite" computer either.
- gnramires 6y agoEvery real number can be associated with an infinite series of digits, so a theoretical infinite tape could hold any one (or countably infitely many).
- dependenttypes 6y ago> so a theoretical infinite tape could hold any one (or countably infitely many). I am not sure what you mean with that. You could have an infinite tape that holds the number 1 and an "infinitely sized" irrational number at the same time.