surreal numbers

The surreal ω × ω chessboard is bigger—and stranger—than you think

What is the nature of the surreal ω × ω chessboard? How many squares are there? How many chess pieces shall we require to set up the board?

6 hrs ago •

Joel David Hamkins

The surreal numbers

All the numbers great and small. The surreal numbers, generated in a recursive process of completion, unify the real numbers, the ordinals, and the…

Jan 6, 2024 •

Joel David Hamkins

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