A very interesting discussion by Roy Sorensen of the interesting-number paradox
Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2024-12-30
Summary:
There’s this mathematical joke that all numbers–more precisely, all positive integers–are interesting. As Roy Sorensen puts it: Mathematicians are fond of Edwin Beckenbach’s (1945) argument: A. If some [positive] integer is not interesting, then there is a least such integer. … Continue reading →