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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: daytripper23]
#7739776 - 12/10/07 09:53 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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you might argue that 2x infinity
This is your difficulty here. Infinity is NOT a number. 2xInfinity is meaningless.
You can only do arithmetic with numbers, not with infinity, which is a concept, not a number.
What you're suggesting makes as much sense as stating that "2xDoorhinge = 42". It is meaningless. A Doorhinge is not a number to be multiplied. Neither is infinity. Infinity is an idea.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Diploid]
#7739810 - 12/10/07 10:05 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I even understand that one.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Diploid]
#7739876 - 12/10/07 10:26 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well come on diploid, that was the exact case I was trying to demonstrate.
No need to put words in my mouth to make me look bad.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: daytripper23]
#7739893 - 12/10/07 10:31 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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No need to put words in my mouth to make me look bad.
You mean because you can do that all by yourself?
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Icelander]
#7740005 - 12/10/07 11:04 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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In infinitesimal calculation it is important which part of an equation has the 'stronger' infinities. It distinguishes infinities, so one can draw a limit, for derivations for example. There are 'differen' infinities in math.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Diploid]
#7740461 - 12/10/07 12:48 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Diploid said: the set of all Real Numbers. Neither of those contains all possible elements even though both of them contain infinitely many elements.
Im not sure what you mean by this. The set of all Real numbers contains both irrational and rational numbers. It excludes complex numbers if thats what you mean though
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Icelander]
#7740604 - 12/10/07 01:18 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Wow another insightful post by icelander
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: TheCow]
#7741070 - 12/10/07 02:56 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Im not sure what you mean by this. The set of all Real numbers contains both irrational and rational numbers.
Typo. I meant Rational, not Real.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: daytripper23]
#7741676 - 12/10/07 05:14 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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daytripper23 said: Wow another insightful post by icelander
Not difficult really.;)
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Icelander]
#7742051 - 12/10/07 06:31 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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so infinity divided by infinity is what?
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: danlennon3]
#7742061 - 12/10/07 06:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Blue fish, of course.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: danlennon3]
#7742069 - 12/10/07 06:34 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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You mean is who.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Icelander]
#7742083 - 12/10/07 06:37 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Whom.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Veritas]
#7742086 - 12/10/07 06:38 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's my girl.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: danlennon3]
#7742373 - 12/10/07 07:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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so infinity divided by infinity is what?
Infinity is a concept, not a number. You can only divide numbers.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Diploid]
#7742381 - 12/10/07 07:35 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Maybe he meant to say: What is one infinity divided by one infinity....

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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: PhanTomCat]
#7742393 - 12/10/07 07:39 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't know what that means.
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: PhanTomCat]
#7742396 - 12/10/07 07:39 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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PhanTomCat said: Maybe he meant to say: What is one infinity divided by one infinity....

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one?
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: Lion]
#7742406 - 12/10/07 07:41 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's only if the infinities are equal
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Re: Nothing is greater than infinity [Re: MushroomTrip]
#7742408 - 12/10/07 07:42 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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They are ALWAYS equal.... Sometimes....
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