Re: infinity

stephen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Tony Orlow <aeo6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Escept that, for any finite number you specify, there is always a FINITE number
>> greater than it. This is why the largest finite can never be especified. It's
>> larger than any finite you do specify. It's still finite.

> Which is why there is no largest finite number, and why
> that a number that is larger than any finite number cannot
> be infinite.

Oops. This sentence came out a bit mangled. It should read
Which is why there is no largest finite number, and
why a number that is larger than any finite number cannot
be finite.

Stephen

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