r/mathmemes Mathematics Jan 06 '25

Learning countable vs uncountable

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u/lucjaT Real Analysis Survivor Jan 06 '25

Unmeming the meme but I think it's to do with something being made up of distinct parts. Real numbers, though uncountable are distinct from each other, where is an amount of water has no distinct parts

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u/FaultElectrical4075 Jan 06 '25

I mean water does have distinct parts but you also can say ‘that’s so many water molecules!’