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Does finite math need the axiom of infinity?A statement referring to an infinite set can sometimes be logically rephrased using only finite sets/objects. For example, "The set of primes is infinite" <-> "There is no largest prime". Pleasantly, the proof of this statement does not seem to need infinity either (assume a largest prime, contradiction). What reason is there, other than convenience or curiosity, to adjoin infinite sets to our universe by axiomatically declaring that one exists? Specifically:
(See Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory for the Axiom of Infinity in context.)
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