For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that the total number of real numbers is unknowable. A new proof suggests otherwise. The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-many-numbers-exist-infinity-proof-moves-math-closer-to-an-answer-20210715/" target="_blank">How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a>

For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that the total number of real numbers is unknowable. A new proof suggests otherwise. The post How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer. first appeared on Quanta Magazine

For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that the total number of real numbers is unknowable. A new proof suggests otherwise. The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-many-numbers-exist-infinity-proof-moves-math-closer-to-an-answer-20210715/" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quanta Magazine</a>

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