xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down115
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minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoI think of it this way, infinity is an action. It’s not a “thing.” This is why it’s not countable. It doesn’t stop to be counted.
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhat do you mean by action? Like, how running or writing are actions people can take? So maybe infinity would be an action a group of numbers can take?
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWell yes and no. With running or writing those actions will stop at some point because we aren’t capable of doing them forever. Infinity doesn’t stop.
I think of it this way, infinity is an action. It’s not a “thing.” This is why it’s not countable. It doesn’t stop to be counted.
What do you mean by action? Like, how running or writing are actions people can take? So maybe infinity would be an action a group of numbers can take?
Well yes and no. With running or writing those actions will stop at some point because we aren’t capable of doing them forever. Infinity doesn’t stop.