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Even the rational numbers have that property (the Archimedean property): for any distinct rationals s2 and s3, there exists a rational x such that s2 < x < s3.

Proof: x = (s2 + s3) / 2.

This is easily extended to show that there is an arbitrary number of such x.



Even some subsets have that property, like eg all the finite decimal fractions.


Thanks, that makes sense!




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