Re: infinity

David R Tribble said:
> snapdragon31 wrote:
> > Actually it is impossible for the second minute to be reached.
> > The process in the second minute definitely will not be able to
> > empty the vase because oo - anything = oo.
>
> Actually, any of these can be true, depending upon what 'x' is:
> oo - x = 0
> oo - x = oo
> oo - x = -oo
> oo - x = finite y
> oo - x = unknown
>
> That's why we say that it's undefined.
>
>
Yes, and that's one of my most un-favorite words in mathematics. If we defined
what we are talking about better, then it wouldn't be undefined. So, we define
a unit infinity....
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Smiles,

Tony
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