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Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah there is an important difference there. I think though that it's not clear whether the world is fundamentally discrete or continuous. As far as I know there is no evidence either way on this (though I remember reading that space and time must have the same discreteness/continuousness).

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think though that it’s not clear whether the world is fundamentally discrete or continuous.

Or both, neither, something else, etc.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Not sure what that would even mean.