xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down14
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minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-212 hours 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-up1·10 hours 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?
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?