mwengler comments on The Emergence of Math - Less Wrong

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Comment author: mwengler 04 November 2012 02:02:03PM 0 points [-]

So a system for representing a number larger than the total number of atoms represents a number anyway,

There seems to be no problem representing numbers using machines that have many fewer pieces than the number represented. With only 10 bits I can represent more than 1000 numbers as a trivial example. WIth only 10 billion neurons I can represent infinity (in the human mind) although it might be difficult to prove my representation was perfectly accurate.