From 7b2786ed6feb6b526389138428dc85a4eee0137b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mira Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:10:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] update numbers --- content/posts/numbers.md | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/numbers.md b/content/posts/numbers.md index d5c71ea..a842e03 100644 --- a/content/posts/numbers.md +++ b/content/posts/numbers.md @@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ title: Numbers aren't real and can hurt you # Numbers aren't real and can hurt you -Okay so like this _should_ be an easy enough question to answer, but of course it isn't cause when is anything ever simple on this godforsaken plane of existence. +Okay so like the question of 'What is a number' _should_ be an easy enough question to answer, but of course it isn't cause when is anything ever simple on this godforsaken plane of existence. ## Naturals -Let's start with the caveman shit, **Natural Numbers ($\mathbb{N}$)** (god I really hope latex renders here). This is the stuff every 3 year old knows, $1,2,3,\ldots$. Seems basic enough because it is. +Let's start with the caveman bits, **Natural Numbers ($\mathbb{N}$)** (god I really hope latex renders here). This is the stuff every 3 year old knows, $1,2,3,\ldots$. Seems basic enough because it is. -Just fucking kidding is $0$ a natural number? who knows, I sure as shit don't. +Just fucking kidding is $0$ a natural number? who knows, I sure as hell don't. Also, like what exactly _is_ $0$ or $1$? > I mean if we want to use the Zermelo-Fraenkel definition, $0 = \{\}, 1 = \{0\}, 2 = \{0,1\}, \dots$ ad absurdum ## Ordinals +[Naturals](#Naturals) Okay so baby steps, now that we have some semblance of a place to start, we can move onto the **ordinals**. The ordinals are basically numbers used for putting things in order. How are they different from the naturals? @@ -28,8 +29,6 @@ Long answer: ...for finite numbers ### Aleph and Beth -## Zero - ## Integers ## Rationals