[ExI] Gemini on Mathematical Realism

[Adrian Tymes]

On Thu, Oct 8, 2026, 2:41 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On 08/10/2026 12:52, Jason Resch wrote:
> > I don't buy it. How can one finite act, by finite beings, in a finite
> universe, create infinite properties?
>
> Doesn't the invention of real numbers create this situation?
>

Someone, somewhere, was the first to create what is now known as Arabic
numbers, with base 10 representation and no limit placed on how long the
number could be.  The numbering system thus created had infinite
possibilities, though any specific expression - a specific instance of a
specific number - requires a discrete finite act to create.

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