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Point still stands, translation from continuous to discrete is not as simple as people think.


Numerical issues totally exist but the reason has nothing to do with the fact that Cauchy sequences don't exist on a computer imo.


The abstract formulation is different from the concrete implementation. It is precisely b/c the abstractions do not exist on computers that the abstract analysis does not automatically transfer the necessary analytical properties to the digital implementation. Cauchy sequences & Dedekind cuts are abstract & do not exist on digital computers.




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