If there is an infinite number of numbers then why isnt there an infinite number of letters?
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polishdude20
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Because imagine trying to pass Grade 1 with an infinite amount of alphabet letters to know... :P -Edit- Seems there is a confusion about the amount of Hebrew & Greek letters.
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Let's try a mathematical answer: Take the size of the universe, expressed in cubic protons. Multiply this times the age of the universe in chronons (a chronon is how long it takes for a photon to pass a proton.) This will have a number that is so close to infinity that it doesn't matter. Now assign a different letter to every possible sound that can come out of a human throat, in any language and including grunts, groans, growls, howls, shrieks, moans and noises. You'd need tens of thousands of letters. Maybe even hundreds of thousands. Probably not millions. But nowhere near infinity.
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because letters, like digits - of which there are only 10 - are jsut the ingredients, that are joined in various combinations for most uses.
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all I know is that it would be really hard to memorize that stuff.
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Because numbers are units of measurement, and since there are a countless amount of things to measure/count, there are an infinite amount of numbers. Letters are just units of communication. We don't need an infinite amount, however, the combination of letters we can use is close to infinite.
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