it can't be a number can it, because infinity isn't a single unit
2006-08-07 13:22:52 · 23 answers · asked by madclowndisease16 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
so why is it zero?
2006-08-07 13:27:51 · update #1
The Reciprocal of infinity is Zero.
Table of a number N, against its reciprocal, 1/N
N : 1/N
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1 : 1
10 : 1/10 = 0.1
100 : 1/100 = 0.01
1,000,000 : 1/1,000,000 = 0.000001
...
Infinity : 1/Infinity = 0.0000000000...
2006-08-07 13:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Infinity is a concept. Since it is not a number, it does not have an opposite. It'd be like asking what's the opposite of a chair. There is negative infinity, but that is simply to show direction. Interesting enough, there are degrees of infinity. There is countable infinity and uncountable infinity. Countable infinity would be, for example, all countable numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, ...), while uncountable infinity would be something which would be impossible to count, such as all the numbers between 1 & 1.1 (1.01, 1.001, 1.0001, 1.09, 1.0901, etc).
2006-08-07 20:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolute Zero, it is as much a number as Infinity.
2006-08-07 23:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the opposite of infinity is finite, it can be any number, even a huge number that has a finite digits. Zero is not the only opposite of infinity.
2006-08-07 20:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by 2feEThigh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In mathematics, there isn't a definition of opposite.
What would you say is the opposite of 2? Is it -2, or 1/2?
Further, infinity is not a real number. You can't do arithmetic with it.
It's mathematical shorthand for the concept of unbounded growth.
So addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division involving zero have no meaning. Period. End of discussion.
2006-08-07 20:53:46 · answer #5 · answered by rt11guru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of infinity is the finite
2006-08-07 20:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by alchemthis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another infinity: infinity of opposite side
2006-08-07 21:33:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which opposite are you talking about. If you are talking about opposite additively, then negative infinity would be the answer. And if you are talking about opposite multiplicatively, then the opposite of infinity is infinitesimally small meaning getting closer and closer to zero.
If you are talking about the English language, then the opposite of infinite is finite.
2006-08-07 20:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by The Prince 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zero
2006-08-07 20:26:54 · answer #9 · answered by Eric G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of infinity is finity-not zero or finite.
2006-08-07 20:49:26 · answer #10 · answered by Alion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋