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arxiv: math/0411418 · v3 · pith:623WO25Nnew · submitted 2004-11-18 · 🧮 math.HO

How real are real numbers?

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We discuss mathematical and physical arguments against continuity and in favor of discreteness, with particular emphasis on the ideas of Emile Borel (1871-1956).

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