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		pavel_lishin on June 7, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mysterious number 6174 > That although both are infinite, there are actually more of one than the other. That's not the assumption, that's the result.

tambourine_man on June 7, 2011 [–]

You're right. The assumption would be that there's a countability difference between Naturals and Reals.

That Naturals are infinite but countable and Reals infinite and uncountable.

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