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		benmathes on May 10, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Hilbert Hotel It doesn't require binary representation at all. You can write down all the numbers in any base and the argument still holds.

stanleydrew on May 10, 2010 [–]

Yes, clearly. I just find it interesting that in his original diagonal argument proof he chose the decimal representation.

stanleydrew on May 10, 2010 | [–]

Edit: binary not decimal.

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