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The field Qp of p-adic numbers is complete with respect to the p-adic norm, but is not ordered in the same sense as field of real numbers. It's still uncountab
by FilosofumRex 10mo ago
The field Qp of p-adic numbers is complete with respect to the p-adic norm, but is not ordered in the same sense as field of real numbers. It's still uncountable infinite. If there is a sense in which "gaps" or Holes can be introduced without breaking its completeness, that would make it very useful for modeling reality
- drdeca 10mo agop-adics may be useful, yes, as may other fields. They do not constitute a field with a smallest non-zero element.