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minus-squareDr. Bluefall@toast.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·7 months agoWhat you’re probably thinking of is Ordinal numbers. As for your second question, I don’t think any “last number” could exist unless we explicitly declared one. And even then… I’m not sure what utility there would be in declaring a “last number”.
minus-squareVenia Silente@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI mean, whoever gets to declare a “last number” that works certainly will get some bragging rights. After all, you can only ever declare one. …Right? (I know math is very weird)
What you’re probably thinking of is Ordinal numbers.
As for your second question, I don’t think any “last number” could exist unless we explicitly declared one. And even then… I’m not sure what utility there would be in declaring a “last number”.
I mean, whoever gets to declare a “last number” that works certainly will get some bragging rights. After all, you can only ever declare one.
…Right?
(I know math is very weird)