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Re: Question regarding infinite length integers

Subject: Re: Question regarding infinite length integers
From: "Scott"
Date: 8 Aug 2006 18:33:58 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.logic
Rupert wrote:
> > Okay, this helps me understand what one would look like. Let me ask the
> > following question then to help further clarifiy what one would look
> > like. The following is a mapping from integers to infinite sequence of
> > digits:
> >
> > 1 -> 10000...
> > 2 -> 20000...
> > 3 - >30000...
> > ...
> > 123 -> 3210000...
> > ...
> >
> > In this case, the infinite sequences end in an infinite string of
> > zeros. What would an infinite sequence of digits that is not an integer
> > look like in this mapping?
>
> Anything that does not end in an infinite string of zeroes. Like
> 3333.... for example.
>
> > Or would this be a successful mapping?
>
> Yes, it's fine.

Okay, thanks for the help in answering the original question.


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