LemminaryDec 3

What is the biggest number?

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It’s true. If you ask a mathematician what number is the biggest they won’t give you a straight answer.
Show threadjambudzDec 3
There is no biggest number. By virtue of the real numbers (the largest orderable set) being unbounded, for every number in R you can find a number larger. You can also find a number smaller for any number.
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Indeed, but OP was referencing aleph_0 and aleph_1 etc, the cardinality of the integers and the reals respectively.
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Show threadjambudzDec 3
Bet is bigger
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Well, with aleph_0 being the smallest infinity and aleph_1 being the second smallest known infinity, I can’t pretend to be surprised.
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Aleph is U2135, bet is U2136. Is biggerer
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Paradoxically, the empty set is U+2205.

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