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If numbers are infinite then does that mean there is an equation for everything?

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  • 6 years ago

    The issue is you're defining infinitely in a bad sense, you have to know what you're talking about such as countable, uncountable, etc.

    Technically if what you mean by equations is just an equals sign, take:

    {x = y | x is in R} c {all equations}

    then we see that since R is uncountable, this subset of all equations is uncountable, hence the set of all equations is uncountable.

    (Now, what level of uncountable it is, I don't know. I don't know that much about foundations to talk about aleph and what not).

  • 6 years ago

    For every real number, there is an equation that has that number if that is what you mean. Your question is vague.

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    6 years ago

    The infinity of numbers really has nothing to do with equations, so no.

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