Mathematicians who call themselves ultrafinitists think that extremely large numbers are holding back science, from logic to cosmology, and they have a radical plan to do something about it
Yeah there is an important difference there. I think though that it’s not clear whether the world is fundamentally discrete or continuous. As far as I know there is no evidence either way on this (though I remember reading that space and time must have the same discreteness/continuousness).
Yeah there is an important difference there. I think though that it’s not clear whether the world is fundamentally discrete or continuous. As far as I know there is no evidence either way on this (though I remember reading that space and time must have the same discreteness/continuousness).
Or both, neither, something else, etc.
Not sure what that would even mean.