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    Challenges→An inductive proof enables us to perceive that a direct proof of any particular proposition can be constructed, even though it cannot prove the infinite possibility of application.

    If induction only licenses perception of constructibility without proving the infinite generalization, then transfinite arithmetic and completed infinities lose any rigorous foundation.

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    Key Terms

    Completed infinities(as what Cantor's work addressed)
    The idea of infinity as a finished, whole thing you can study as a complete object, rather than just an endless process that keeps going.
    Constructibility(as used in mathematics and computer science)
    The quality of being able to build or compute something using a defined set of tools or rules.
    Infinite generalization(as used in logic and mathematics)
    A conclusion that applies to an endless or unlimited set of things, rather than just a few examples—like saying 'all numbers follow this pattern' rather than 'these five numbers do.'
    Rigorous foundation(as used in philosophy of mathematics and epistemology)
    A set of basic principles and proof methods so solid and logically airtight that everything built on top of them is absolutely reliable and justified.

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    Transfinite arithmetic(as the subject being criticized)
    The branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and calculations involving infinity—basically, math rules that work when things are infinitely large.
    induction(Offered as the mechanism behind empirical universality.)
    The empirical method by which observations are generalized into rules; yields only comparative or assumed universality, not strict universality.

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