What Is Infinity? - Topic

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Nov 26 2009 08:45pm

Quote (Mezen @ Nov 24 2009 06:53pm)

first i would like to address general disagreement.>>>> Don't count someone completely out. We all have a purpose. A strong purpose. Smartness is size of brain and exp. A carpenter can frame a house. A writer can connect the big picture. A sales rep can relate to people.

wat would it be like to experience infinity around u?

it wouldnt be possible to experience infinity. infinty needs to be applied to something.

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Nov 27 2009 12:12am

it's where the line in the graph y=1/x touches the x-axis

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Nov 27 2009 12:14am

Quote (Azurei @ Nov 26 2009 11:12pm)

it's where the line in the graph y=1/x touches the x-axis

you mean

|1/x|

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Nov 27 2009 12:18am

Quote (infinitesimal @ Nov 27 2009 12:14am)

you mean

|1/x|

who cares, nerd

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Nov 27 2009 12:27pm

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Sagan explained Infinity as a number quite well. You can relate what he said regarding that to whatever perception of Infinity you would like. Simply put, Infinite is limitless.

How can you say that when this thread is full of people that believe it to have a physical meaning?

I can say that because it is true. Apart from the fact that the universe might or not be infinite, infinity bears no physical sense.

The concepts of 0 and infinite are purely mathematical in essence. Physics are approximated with the help of mathematics, not described perfectly.

This post was edited by JesperIF on Nov 27 2009 12:28pm

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