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> Irrational numbers, he says, rely on an imprecise concept of infinity and lead to logical problems in mathematics. (Emphasis added) As a mathetician, he doe
by comte7092 1y ago
> Irrational numbers, he says, rely on an imprecise concept of infinity and lead to logical problems in mathematics.
(Emphasis added)
As a mathetician, he doesn’t have a problem with the concept of infinity, it’s about the structure of the definition and how you are able to reason about it. Power series are heavily studied and understood.
- mcphage 1y ago> Power series are heavily studied and understood. The different sizes of infinity are also heavily studied and understood.
- Someone 1y ago> Power series are heavily studied and understood And cube roots aren’t? Worse, the Taylor series are power series, and the cube root function can be described as a power series.