Read Wildberger if you want to know what he thinks.
I can tell you that it is the output of a function, not a distinct entity that exists on its own independently of the computation.
The whole point is that as a theory for the foundations of mathematics, you do not need to assume numbers with infinitely long decimal expansions in order to do math.
I can tell you that it is the output of a function, not a distinct entity that exists on its own independently of the computation.
The whole point is that as a theory for the foundations of mathematics, you do not need to assume numbers with infinitely long decimal expansions in order to do math.