Comment Comment by nerdponx rationals, because they are continuous (in that you can always get closer...)You sort of can't get arbitrarily close. And that's the whole reason calculus doesn't work for rationals.Rationals fundamentally have "gaps", and correspond 1:1 with integers. parent nerdponx 7 years ago
You sort of can't get arbitrarily close. And that's the whole reason calculus doesn't work for rationals.
Rationals fundamentally have "gaps", and correspond 1:1 with integers.