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Article #823Re: A Guide for Cantor Cranks
From: William Hughes
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:36
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:36
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On Mar 24, 2:59 pm, Albrecht <albst...@gmx.de> wrote:
> On 24 Mrz., 15:40, rich...@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) wrote:
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> > In article <971970b6-b722-4f38-96cb-4aef5f17e...@b22g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
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> > Albrecht <albst...@gmx.de> wrote:
> > >Pi has to be the limit of the serie
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> > >3/1, 31/10, 314/100, 3141/1000, 31415/10000, ...
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> > >If you claim the existence of an irrational decimal number you claim
> > >the existence of the number
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> > >31415.../10000...
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> > >with infinite numerator and inifite denominator.
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> > One third has to be the limit of the series
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> > 3/10, 33/100, 333/1000, ...
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> > If you claim the existence of one third you claim the existence of the
> > number
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> > 33333.../100000...
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> > with infinite numerator and denominator.
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> No. The "number" 0.333...
Was not mentioned by anyone.
It appears to have gone over your head
that Richard was simply replacing pi
by 1/3.
- William Hughes
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