The Notion of Infinite Measuring Number and Its Relevance in the Intuition of Infinity.

Tall, David

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The Notion of Infinite Measuring Number and Its Relevance in the Intuition of Infinity.

Tall, David

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v11 n3 p271-84 Aug 1980

A concept of infinity is described which extrapolates the measuring rather than counting aspects of number. Various theorems are proved in detail to show that "false" properties of infinity in a cardinal sense are "true" in a measuring sense. (MP)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Learning Theories, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Number Concepts, Secondary School Mathematics

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