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 (DIR) Post #AMDjg8r9cML8yRofHU by dani@mathstodon.xyz
       2022-08-05T14:08:22Z
       
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       Numbers are bound by space.If space is infinite, then numbers are infinite; if space is finite, then numbers are finite.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMDjg9GK6mTOEValVo by sunbearshaman@noagendasocial.com
       2022-08-05T14:32:04Z
       
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       @dani 11001 takes up more space than "eleven" or "11" or "B".  I guess it begs the question: what's the shortest possible representation of that number?But then we get into dicy areas like compression algorithms. What If I picked the shortest representation of the longest number and ran it thru JPEG compression? Now it isn't the longest number anymore.🤔So, in what sense are numbers bound by space?
       
 (DIR) Post #AMDjn0KbiBQYYrrgh6 by sunbearshaman@noagendasocial.com
       2022-08-05T14:33:19Z
       
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       @dani 11001 takes up more space than "eleven" or "11" or "B".  I guess it begs the question: what's the shortest possible representation of that number?But then we get into dicy areas like compression algorithms. What If I picked the shortest representation of the longest number and ran it thru lossless OGG compression? Now it isn't the longest number anymore.🤔So, in what sense are numbers bound by space?
       
 (DIR) Post #AMDlKWmMC2NChqOT7w by dani@mathstodon.xyz
       2022-08-05T14:50:33Z
       
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       @sunbearshaman That is a good question. It is still bound by space, by the fact that symbols/numerals table of the numerical system that you choose are still bound by space.
       
 (DIR) Post #AME0MMppdNS7l0M1aK by sunbearshaman@noagendasocial.com
       2022-08-05T17:38:59Z
       
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       @dani But suppose you construct the largest number in finite space, can't I just read your number and then think of a number twice that big? Thus numbers aren't limited by space.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMFSVhN5dos5vl6lxQ by dani@mathstodon.xyz
       2022-08-06T10:29:06Z
       
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       @sunbearshaman In theory you can, but who knows how the brain function in finite space? Maybe the number may be too big to keep in 'thinking' or maybe the brain cannot absorb more input until it finds more space or maybe the brain is not limited by space... I am keeping the "thinking realm" as outside of the scope of this affirmation