Some infinities are bigger than others
Mathematics reveals that some infinities are demonstrably larger than others, a counterintuitive truth proven by Georg Cantor that revolutionized our understanding of numbers.
It sounds impossible, but not all infinities are equal; some are literally larger than others! Mathematician Georg Cantor proved this in the 1800s. While integers (1, 2, 3...) are countably infinite, real numbers (including decimals) are uncountably infinite, meaning you can't list them all.
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