Re: infinity

Tony Orlow wrote:
> The range as maximum possible difference cannot be specified
> without specification of the bounds of the set, but in any case, the maximum
> possible difference is not infinite if no differences can possibly be
> infinite.

Can the maximum possible difference be unbounded if the differences
between any members are unbounded?

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