Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

stephen_at_nomail.com
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: 23 Mar 2005 22:31:42 GMT

In sci.math Giuseppe Bilotta <bilotta78@hotpop.com> wrote:
: Lester Zick wrote:
:> The definition for infinity is that it is undefined.

: Statement contradicted by any dictionary.

My dictionary lists 7 definitions for "infinity". Seems
like a strange thing to do for a word that is undefined. Most
of them refer to "infinite". For "infinite" it has
9 definitions, none of which are "undefined". The
closest is
        "unbounded or unlimited; perfect : God's infinite mercy"

The 5th definition is:
        5. Math. a. not finite. b. (of a set) having elements
        that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset
        that is not the given set

This is the 1994 "Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary"

Stephen

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