Can someone please explain it to me in a simple way? or does anyone know of a website that can explain it in a simple way? because i don't get it. (^_^)
2006-12-29 07:31:26 · 4 answers · asked by lovebug 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Here it is in words: Pick any real number, and I will do the same. Write it down, but do not show me, and I will do the same. Then either
(1) Your number is larger than mine,
(2) My number is larger than yours, or
(3) We have picked the same number [hay, it could happen: Great minds think alike : c ) ].
2006-12-29 10:14:52 · answer #1 · answered by Asking&Receiving 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For any two real numbers a, b
only one of these can be true:
a
a=b
Complex numbers are not ordered and so the trichotomy law is not applicable.
2006-12-29 17:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For any two cardinal numbers A and B, exactly one of the following is true:
A < B
A > B
A = B
2006-12-29 15:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by amateur_mathemagician 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotomy_%28mathematics%29
2006-12-29 16:02:10 · answer #4 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋