#RandomThoughts #MindWandering #DeepContemplation
Do you ever stop to think about the sheer magnitude of numbers in our world? From the tiniest fractions to the vast expanse of infinity, numbers surround us every day. But here’s a mind-boggling fact: most numbers will never ever be spoken, written, or even thought of.
🤯 Have you ever considered the infinite possibilities contained within the realm of numbers? Think about it: there are an infinite number of integers between 0 and 1 alone! And that’s just scratching the surface. The world of numbers is vast, complex, and utterly fascinating.
But amidst this vast sea of numbers, how many do we actually encounter in our daily lives? How many do we consciously think about or interact with on a regular basis? The answer may surprise you.
The Unseen Numbers
When you stop to think about it, the majority of numbers remain unseen and unspoken. Consider these examples:
– The number of grains of sand on a beach.
– The number of stars in the night sky.
– The exact time of your birth.
– The number of breaths you’ve taken in your lifetime.
– The precise measurements of every object in your home.
The list goes on and on. The sheer volume of numbers that exist beyond our awareness is mind-boggling. It’s a reminder of the infinite complexity and beauty of the world around us.
The Power of Numbers
Numbers hold immense power and significance in our lives. They govern everything from simple calculations to complex mathematical equations. They provide structure, order, and meaning in a seemingly chaotic world.
But it’s important to remember that not all numbers need to be quantified or understood. Sometimes, the beauty lies in the mystery and wonder of the unseen and unspoken numbers that make up the fabric of our existence.
So the next time you find your mind wandering into the realm of numbers, take a moment to appreciate the vastness and complexity of the numerical universe. Remember that most numbers will never be spoken, written, or even thought of – and therein lies their true beauty.
I believe 10 is not one of them.
I mean, how do you even quantify what “most” of infinity even is?
I wonder which one the smallest positive such integer is.
You can likely write a number right now that has never been written before. I don’t know how many digits make that most likely, but I’m thinking 50 digits might do it.
874590823967235672343239023578235723569226326523734450700033457345
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well now there’s one less to worry about.
An infinite number of numbers even
Uncountably infinitely many.
Actually an infinite number of numbers have never been named, spoken, or thought of, and they never will be.
Does a number even exist until it’s been written down and applied in some way? Our number systems only provide the rules to generate numbers, but they do not specify every possible number that those rules could generate.
So my view is that most of the numbers allowed by our number systems do not even exist—in the sense that no one has ever written them down or used them in any context whatsoever.
Numbers are symbols after all, and those do not have a physical existence outside of our brains or computing devices. So if a number has not been explicitly represented in our brains or computing devices, then that number has not existed to begin with.
The rules to generate that number may exist, but the number itself does not.
Factor in decimals and we literally couldn’t even get to 1
If you speak a really large number, it’s likely it was the first time ever spoken.
Stop it, y’all. Any answer you come up with is automatically not the answer anymore.
Actually I’m thinking about all the numbers right now as I type this
It’s funny cause if you take into account just being generated/typed then computer programs probably got most of the numbers we would have the patience to type/write down. In the “being spoken” category there must be loads of lower numbers that haven’t been said yet though
There are, indeed, an infinite number of numbers that no human will ever speak because… infinity.
not one pisslorgulus however (yes that is a real number)
Ok, say Tree(3), the whole damn number, not just “TREE FREE”
I’ll wait. 😀
Also most grains of sand will not be picked up individually.
It’s the… thought, that… counts?
What y’all call numbers are irrelevant to me except when to measure something
It’s extremely idiotic to say that infinity exists when we live in a finite universe
Shout out to my boy 73987413
The vast majority of numbers are non-computable numbers that physically cannot be written down in any form.
This shower thought would be more interesting if you said that even most numbers less than 1 trillion will never be thought of, spoken, or written (by hand). Which is true.
And a trillion is totally infinitesimal compared to the biggest real finite numbers we can describe.
41116739200754322777484058647432.46098765432109842069
First time anyone has typed and read this number
If I had $46,778,990 for every time I heard this, I’d have $140,336,970
You might even say almost all numbers satisfy this property.