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by lonelappde 2392 days ago
In particular, in data processing, all dimensionality is equivalent, since and infinite set S the same cardinality as S^n for any whole number n, and any finite set is smaller than the 1-dimensional set of naturals.
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Yeah, at least if Hilbert spaces can fuck off, which is why we can approximate signal processing on digital computers at all. And, because of space-filling curves, in some sense ℝ is equivalent to ℝ. But, to understand signal processing, a much more useful point of view is that ℝ is significantly different for different values of n, but not completely unrelated; and ℤ is a useful approximation of ℝ, as is (ℤ/mℤ).