
infinity - What is the definition of an infinite sequence ...
May 12, 2024 · Except for $0$ every element in this sequence has both a next and previous element. However, we have an infinite amount of elements between $0$ and $\omega$, which makes it …
Finding a basis of an infinite-dimensional vector space?
For many infinite-dimensional vector spaces of interest we don't care about describing a basis anyway; they often come with a topology and we can therefore get a lot out of studying dense subspaces, …
Proof of infinite monkey theorem. - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Apr 24, 2015 · The infinite monkey theorem states that if you have an infinite number of monkeys each hitting keys at random on typewriter keyboards then, with probability 1, one of them will type the …
set theory - Hilbert's Grand Hotel is always hosting the same infinite ...
Aug 13, 2023 · From an excellent answer here, I gather that 1. is taken to mean that the hotel is hosting an infinite set of guests and that 2. means things have changed, we now have to reassign every …
general topology - Why is the infinite sphere contractible ...
Why is the infinite sphere contractible? I know a proof from Hatcher p. 88, but I don't understand how this is possible. I really understand the statement and the proof, but in my imagination this...
elementary set theory - What do finite, infinite, countable, not ...
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How can Cyclic groups be infinite - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 4, 2020 · I am a little confused about how a cyclic group can be infinite. To provide an example, look at $\\langle 1\\rangle$ under the binary operation of addition. You can never make any negative …
Multiplication of infinite series - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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If $S$ is an infinite $\sigma$ algebra on $X$ then $S$ is not countable
6 Show that if a $\sigma$-algebra is infinite, that it contains a countably infinite collection of disjoint subsets. An immediate consequence is that the $\sigma$-algebra is uncountable.
elementary set theory - What is the definition for an infinite set ...
Dec 3, 2020 · However, while Dedekind-infinite implies your notion even without the Axiom of Choice, your definition does not imply Dedekind-infinite if we do not have the Axiom of Choice at hand: your …