
What exactly is infinity? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Definition: Infinity refers to something without any limit, and is a concept relevant in a number of fields, predominantly mathematics and physics. The English word infinity derives from Latin infinitas, which …
What is infinity divided by infinity? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Aug 11, 2012 · I know that $\infty/\infty$ is not generally defined. However, if we have 2 equal infinities divided by each other, would it be 1? if we have an infinity divided by another half-as-big infinity, for
One divided by Infinity? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Similarly, the reals and the complex numbers each exclude infinity, so arithmetic isn't defined for it. You can extend those sets to include infinity - but then you have to extend the definition of the arithmetic …
soft question - Why is $\infty \cdot 0$ not clearly equal to $0 ...
Mar 25, 2011 · (i.e add 0 0 to 0 0 as many times as you like, result is 0 0) So I thought an infinite number of 0 0 's cannot be anything but 0 0? But someone claims different but couldn't offer a reasonable …
What is imaginary infinity, - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 14, 2017 · The infinity can somehow branch in a peculiar way, but I will not go any deeper here. This is just to show that you can consider far more exotic infinities if you want to. Let us then turn to …
Types of infinity - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 28, 2015 · I understand that there are different types of infinity: one can (even intuitively) understand that the infinity of the reals is different from the infinity of the natural numbers. Or that the infi...
Is 1 + infinity > infinity? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Dec 13, 2021 · But I can't disprove their points. My argument is that if $1 + \infty > \infty$ then there exists a number greater than $\infty$, disproving the concept of infinity, because you can't simply add …
definition - Is infinity a number? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
For infinity, that doesn't work; under any reasonable interpretation, 1 + ∞ = 2 + ∞, but 1 ≠ 2. So while for some purposes it is useful to treat infinity as if it were a number, it is important to remember that it …
If you subtract a finite number from an infinity, does the infinity ...
Jun 9, 2023 · so long as x is a finite number. Meaning, adding or subtracting a finite number to an infinity does not change its value, but I vaguely remember a YouTube video that talked about different kinds …
limits - L'Hospital's Rule of infinity over infinity - Mathematics ...
Jul 31, 2023 · L'Hospital's Rule of infinity over infinity Ask Question Asked 2 years, 6 months ago Modified 2 years, 5 months ago