Tuesday, June 18, 2013

No mere linguistic slip …

… Continuous and Discrete | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)


… without going into a detailed construction of real numbers, an ordinary person understands that some things, such as children, books, or cars can only be counted, whereas certain other things, such as water, milk, or the weight of a person have to be measured. Discrete objects are counted, while continuous ones are measured.

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