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 Feb 21 2008, 10:21 PM
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 Advanced Venter  Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 13-August 07 From: NEO Member No.: 14  |
I've been thinking a lot about infinity lately, especially since I started Calculus this semester. Here's my idea or should I say theory about infinity:
It's not unlimited it's just too big of a number that it's impossible to represent with all known matter in the universe. Hence why we have infinity. Disagree or agree, why or why not? -------------------- |
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Feb 22 2008, 12:33 AM
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Does infinity exist? It is impossible to prove or disprove. Interesting topic, I never really thought about it before.
However, if infinity doesn't exist, what is at the end of space? This post has been edited by solaris32: Feb 22 2008, 12:33 AM --------------------  "Fact is what the individual makes it, but truth, is an absolute, of which, we can barely glimpse." J.E.B. I have nightmares about computer glitches and bugs. |
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Feb 22 2008, 09:11 AM
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 Who's your Daddy? Group: Moderator Posts: 2,072 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 11 |
Wow, this is infinitly interesting.
-------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!  |
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Feb 22 2008, 10:54 AM
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 Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 15-November 07 Member No.: 231 |
QUOTE (yano @ Feb 21 2008, 10:21 PM)  I've been thinking a lot about infinity lately, especially since I started Calculus this semester. Here's my idea or should I say theory about infinity: It's not unlimited it's just too big of a number that it's impossible to represent with all known matter in the universe. Hence why we have infinity. Disagree or agree, why or why not? "1. In the context of a number system, in which "infinity" would mean something one can treat like a number. In this context, infinity does not exist. 2. In the context of a topological space, in which "infinity" would mean something that certain sequences of numbers converge to. In this context, infinity does exist. 3. In the context of measuring sizes of sets, in which "infinity" means a measurement of the size of an infinite set. In this context, such "infinity" concepts do exist but there are more than one of them, since not all infinite sets have the same size. So there does not exist any one single "infinity" concept; instead, there exists a whole collection of things called "infinite cardinal numbers." " I believe this sums it up nicely. If you want more details, this is the Site |
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Feb 22 2008, 11:29 AM
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 Vented Out Group: Administrators Posts: 1,388 Joined: 10-August 07 From: USA Member No.: 8 |
In another sense, one could never know whether infinity exists or not unless one had an infinite amount of time......
Z -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Feb 24 2008, 01:59 PM
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Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 13-August 07 From: NEO Member No.: 14 |
True Zarathustra and you could never get to the "edge" of space, because it would require and infinite amount of fuel (energy and matter) to get there.
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Feb 24 2008, 02:17 PM
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 Venting Enigma Group: Administrators Posts: 1,104 Joined: 8-August 07 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Maryland, USA Member No.: 2 |
Finite is the end of infinity?
" 1/oo = 0 " well expresses the numerical. Otherwise, it's subjective. -------------------- The only easy day was yesterday....
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Feb 24 2008, 02:18 PM
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Advanced Venter Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 13-August 07 From: NEO Member No.: 14 |
Finite is the biggest number we can express until we run out of matter, energy, space, and time.
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Feb 24 2008, 02:22 PM
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Venting Enigma Group: Administrators Posts: 1,104 Joined: 8-August 07 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Maryland, USA Member No.: 2 |
(This is a joke Yano) Some of us can count, some can't count, some will count, and some won't count.
Pick a number. I pick 3... -------------------- The only easy day was yesterday....
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