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Do you know of something that I can read further on this? I wonder about the impact this may have on mathematics. I did not know of this property of real numb
by alok-g 14y ago
Do you know of something that I can read further on this? I wonder about the impact this may have on mathematics.
I did not know of this property of real numbers of nonzero infinitesimals. (Possibly there is where my confusion is starting from.)
- Evbn 14y agoLook up nonstandard analysis. It is a formalism that can define calculus, but doesn't have any practical difference on physical computations on real world entities.
- Someone 14y agoFor a more playful and, some would say, practical view, read "Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning_Ways_for_your_Mathematical_Plays http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning_Ways_for_your_Mathemati...)