tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post5307826548793036339..comments2024-03-03T20:17:14.017-05:00Comments on Clumsy Ox: Cardinalityclumsy oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-84649940246400727052007-12-01T12:38:00.000-05:002007-12-01T12:38:00.000-05:00No, I didn't mean that - I meant, "well, every kid...No, I didn't mean that - I meant, "well, every kid has some unusual knowledge, but I feel the math knowledge is worth more than the bio/vocab knowledge". But I realize this is just society talking, wherein math is thought to be more difficult and therefore more valuable.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-8413698241331591922007-11-27T08:14:00.000-05:002007-11-27T08:14:00.000-05:00OK... aleph-nought is the smallest infinite number...OK... aleph-nought is the smallest infinite number. It's actually the number of natural numbers, {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...}. So you could think of it as the highest possible non-negative integer, although "the cardinality of the set of natural numbers" is better.<BR/><BR/>Isn't that cool?clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-1335674076012532212007-11-26T21:45:00.000-05:002007-11-26T21:45:00.000-05:00ok, for us mere mortals, are you going to tell us ...ok, for us mere mortals, are you going to tell us what that means?Erynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320293715596072283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-35282659498138325322007-11-25T11:59:00.000-05:002007-11-25T11:59:00.000-05:00It's not a contest, Shan. But I was darn proud of ...It's not a contest, Shan. But I was darn proud of my little girl.clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-903360434761110566.post-1982325082153010072007-11-24T18:37:00.000-05:002007-11-24T18:37:00.000-05:00Okay, I had crepuscular, you have aleph-naught.You...Okay, I had crepuscular, you have aleph-naught.<BR/><BR/>You win.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.com