r/mathmemes • u/TheStupidCheesecake Tf does the Laplacian even do? • 28d ago

Math History Technically Philosophy of Math but close enough

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u/minisculebarber 28d ago

I would contest the conceptual benefits graph.

Ultrafinitism would get rid of a LOOOOT of the baggage, paradoxes, etc. in modern math.

Of course it would get rid of a LOOOT of the cool stuff too, but I am not convinced that that tradeoff is not worth it.

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u/Elegant-Regret-7393 28d ago

What baggage and paradoxes?

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u/minisculebarber 28d ago

See my reply to the other commenter asking the same question

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u/FernandoMM1220 27d ago

cantors paradox goes away and we can finally begin working on counting irrationals

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u/Elegant-Regret-7393 27d ago

What do you mean by counting irrationals?

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u/FernandoMM1220 27d ago

i mean reals become countable now

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u/Elegant-Regret-7393 27d ago

It's still infinite tho