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Algorithms aren’t necessarily finite, eg “while True, print 1”.

Also, an irrational exponent is the product of component factors.

b = Prod(0,inf) a^[x_i * 10^(-i)] = a^x

So even with irrational numbers, operations can be decomposed - such as exponentiation into multiplication of integer exponents and roots.

Which makes sense, because in the sequence definition of reals you need a way to generate the resulting sequence from the two original sequences.

I think you’re trying to claim more than is true.



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