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Is there a quick proof as to why the vector space of $\mathbb{R}$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ is infinite-dimensional?

consider R as a vector space over Q then what is the dimension and how do we prove it

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    See http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/6244/is-there-a-quick-proof-as-to-why-the-vector-space-of-mathbbr-over-mathbbq2011-03-21
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    If you're asking specifically what which infinite cardinal number, i.e., the dimension of a basis, then the answers at the duplicate don't directly answer your question. However, you can extend the ideas in Arturo's answer there to see that the dimension is $2^{\aleph_0}$, as Pete L. Clark commented on Gadi A.'s answer below. You could also see this by witnessing a linearly independent set of cardinality $2^{\aleph_0}$, as I commented with link on Arturo's answer to the other question.2011-03-21

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