Cantor's Infinity of Infinities

Randomly pick a real number between 0 and 1. What is the probability that the number is a fraction, such as ¼? Would you believe that the probability is zero? Probe this and other mind-bending facts about infinite sets, including the discovery that made Cantor exclaim, "I see it, but I don'...

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Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2015.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Zusammenfassung:
Randomly pick a real number between 0 and 1. What is the probability that the number is a fraction, such as ¼? Would you believe that the probability is zero? Probe this and other mind-bending facts about infinite sets, including the discovery that made Cantor exclaim, "I see it, but I don't believe it!"
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mathematics
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