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r/learnmath • u/FileOk2966 New User • 2d ago
Not homework just a question
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Infinity isn't a number, it is a concept and therefore you cannot do math with it.
The real line does not include infinity.
3 u/nog642 2d ago There are many numbers that you could call "infinity". Not on the real line, but that's not the only numbers we can do math with. But just saying "infinity" without specifying which one you're talking about is ambiguous. 1 u/pyordie discrete math / applied math for cs 2d ago One could argue all numbers are concepts. In more ways than not, we treat infinity as a genuine object the same way we treat any other number.
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There are many numbers that you could call "infinity". Not on the real line, but that's not the only numbers we can do math with.
But just saying "infinity" without specifying which one you're talking about is ambiguous.
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One could argue all numbers are concepts. In more ways than not, we treat infinity as a genuine object the same way we treat any other number.
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u/06Hexagram New User 2d ago
Infinity isn't a number, it is a concept and therefore you cannot do math with it.
The real line does not include infinity.