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Dr_Segfault
9y ago
The mathematical concept of infinity generally derives from the axiom of infinity in Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, which asserts the existence of the inductive set (which is the basis for the construction of the natural numbers). Specificall
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Dr_Segfault
9y ago
What is your definition of "previous real number"? If you define p(r) such that p(r) < r and there does not exist any real number x such that p(r) < x < r, then it is easy to show that p(r) cannot exist using a proof by c