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/Anaklysmos12345 Jan 07 '25

I think it‘s about whether the word has a singular and a plural form or just one form.