Dan Bron wrote:

> An integer with an infinite number of digits is easily created:  remove
> the dot from Pi.  If the resulting integer doesn't have an infinite number
> of digits, then neither does Pi.
>

Removing the dot from pi unfortunately does not give an integer.  The
positive integers are obtained from 1 by adding 1 an arbitrary *finite*
number of times: this is the key to the inductive property of the natural
numbers.

Best wishes,

John


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