Baby’s first mathematical induction
March 5, 2006During bathtime tonight, Oz and I are discussing large numbers, like billion, septillion, and googol. Having encountered the whole infinity thing before, he asks…
Oz: How come you never get to the end of counting?
Dad (thrilled): Well, suppose you got to the end with some number. Call it Boogity-boo. Then, you could just keep going, “Boogity-boo plus one,…”.
Oz: So there’s no biggest one!
It’s like falling in love all over again.
