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Transfinite Ordinal Multiplication

Subject: Transfinite Ordinal Multiplication
From: "zuhair"
Date: 30 Apr 2006 00:54:23 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.math
Hi All

I am reading Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy by Bertrand
Russell.

It says that Trasnfinite Ordinal multiplication is non commutative.

2*Omega is different from Omega * 2

so 2+2+2+............. = Omega

While Omega + Omega = 2.Omega>Omega

I see this a little bit fabricated! or let's say fixed.

Why?

Because I can sum number 2 Omega of times and result in 2.Omega, and on
the other hand
I also can sum Omega twice to result in Omega.

How?

To ease visualization of these ordinal summations let us use the unary
numeral system.

Zero =     =Empty raw of stars
One = *
Two = **
Three = ***

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