while (a=b()) ... infinite sets digression

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <1284948710-2641118 at hypernet.com>,
Gordon McMillan <gmcm at hypernet.com> wrote:
>
>Instead of the integers, take the numbers between 0 and 1. Use your 
>mapping. Now realize that most of the numbers you've created are 
>transcendentals, and the rationals, by comparison, amount to a hill 
>of beans. So it _is_ a denser form of infinity than the integers.

Only if you're allowing infinite-length strings.
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