Infinity in Mathematics
Comments debate the nature of infinity, whether it qualifies as a number, its counterintuitive properties like infinite sets and limits, and related paradoxes such as 0.999... equaling 1.
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Given infinity that doesn’t make sense.
Ironically it is actually infinite.
The example doesn't claim that infinity is a number
A real life and relatable example to illustrate what infinity (if it exists) really means. The repercussions are huge.
Yea, but what's infinite about it?
Sure there is an infinity without a sign.
I've always gone with "for really small values of infinite"
∞ is not a number. Using it as a number is a hack invented by mathematicians.
Infinity is not a number, it's the absence of a limit.
Yes, with Natural numbersCurious what is possible in Integer numbers> That's what happens when you try to reason with infinity ;)Ah yes! Fascinating subject