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At a minimum any theory of real numbers will imply a theorem of the form "There exists an x such that x * x = 2". The set of rational numbers doesn't contain an
by Kranar 6y ago
At a minimum any theory of real numbers will imply a theorem of the form "There exists an x such that x * x = 2". The set of rational numbers doesn't contain any such x and hence the rational numbers will not satisfy any theory of real numbers.
- zzless 6y agoYou are correct, I should have omitted the * from the language.