There is an approach to defining real numbers (Dedekind cut) where √2 and √3 would be defined as the inf and sup respectively.rohithsen said:
The supremum, or least upper bound, of the set of all rational numbers is infinity. This means that there is no rational number that is greater than or equal to all other rational numbers in the set.
No, the supremum is not a rational number. In fact, it is not even a real number since it is infinity. This is because the set of rational numbers is not bounded above, meaning there is no finite number that can be considered the supremum.
The infimum, or greatest lower bound, of the set of all rational numbers is negative infinity. This means that there is no rational number that is less than or equal to all other rational numbers in the set.
No, the infimum is not a rational number. Similar to the supremum, it is not a real number since it is negative infinity. The set of rational numbers is not bounded below, meaning there is no finite number that can be considered the infimum.
The supremum and infimum are important concepts in the study of completeness in mathematics. A set is considered complete if it has a supremum and infimum that are both part of the set. Since the set of rational numbers does not have a supremum or infimum that are rational numbers, it is not complete.