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Infinitely More of the Latter

2016

A sly figure observes that the reals are made of rationals and irrationals, with infinitely more of the latter: a philosophical quip that is also a theorem.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-01-01-infinitely-more-of-the-latter/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

"The real is made up of the rational and the irrational…" "…and there is infinitely more of the latter."

Topics
Number & Arithmetic › Irrational NumbersNumber & Arithmetic › Rational NumbersNumber & Arithmetic › Real NumbersSets & Infinity › Cardinality › Countable vs. Uncountable
Level
High SchoolCollege
Themes
Famous QuotesLanguage & WordplayPuns