The road to epsilon-zero: Shortlex order also orders sequences of numbers

· Mark Dominus · Aug. 22, 2026, 12:54 a.m.
Summary
This post discusses the reinterpretation of the game Nim through the lens of sequences of non-negative integers using shortlex order, explaining how the game's mechanics can be understood without visualizing coins or piles, thus simplifying its conceptual model to finite sequences and their comparisons.