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Infinities aren’t comparable for equality… are they?



In the general case, the comparability of cardinals relies on the axiom of choice. In other words, they are comparable, but they require a slightly unintuitive foundation to establish that they are always comparable.


Not if you aim to pass your exam.


Sure they are. You can define a one-to-one mapping, they're equal.


You can define a one-to-one mapping between the sets {1 2} and {3 4}, but I don't think anyone would say they are equal.


You’re thinking of isomorphic, not equal.


They meant "their cardinalities are equal". It's honestly an easy mistake to make, especially if typing on a small screen. Or especially if having a discussion where sizes of infinity are already being discussed.


equal in cardinality, yes, thanks.




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