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Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed

www.newscientist.com

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Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed

www.newscientist.com

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Mathematicians who call themselves ultrafinitists think that extremely large numbers are holding back science, from logic to cosmology, and they have a radical plan to do something about it

https://archive.is/iz9WL

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    Mathematicians have gone too far

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      “mathematicians”

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