2006-08-12 17:27:02 · 8 answers · asked by The "Spence" 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Why is everyone forgetting such an important feature about infinity? The symbol is a sideways figure 8 **for a reason**. I'll explain in 20 minutes. (Wow. I almost can't believe it).
2006-08-12 17:44:05 · update #1
I have checked out these websites given as answers, and found them to be from biased services, and therefore represent a convienient deception as the true meaning of infinity would fly in the face of the religous bias marked by *all** of the cited sites. Don't you get it!
2006-08-12 17:55:58 · update #2
8, 8, 8. Don't act so dumb. I hate that. Why an 8? 8, 8, 8.
2006-08-12 17:58:02 · update #3
"Infinity" is a word more important than you know. hence the many ready sites - all of which are omissive. this is religion boys. the nuts have flooded the inet with a ridiculous definition of infinity given by characters I have never heard of (I read a lot!).
2006-08-12 18:01:00 · update #4
The reason a sideways figure 8 is the symbol of infinity is that it implies no end...and no beginning. the religous types hate that. every website you guys mentioned was biased to bastardize the meaning of words in an effort to advance their beliefs.
2006-08-12 18:17:39 · update #5
Because its a never ending line.
And not the number eight.
2006-08-12 17:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by ii337 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The symbol is called a "lemniscate." If you slice a torus in the correct manner you will get this shape. See MathWorld for some pictures of this.
As for why it is used: it used to be used to represent the roman numeral M, i.e. 1000, when it was suggested to be used for infinity, in 1655.
2006-08-12 17:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No... I...won't...answer... ahhh!!!!
Fine... The symbol is derived from the shape of a möbius strip.
"Because its a never ending line."
If it were a line, don't you think it would be straight?
Line:
"can be described as an (infinitely) thin, (infinitely) long, perfectly straight curve (the term curve in mathematics includes "straight curves"). In Euclidean geometry, exactly one line can be found that passes through any two points."
2006-08-12 17:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means "infinity". So you example is interval notation for "everything less than or equal to -2, all the way down to negative infinity".
2016-03-26 23:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to a math and science category to look for a religious answer, the answerers are not the dumb ones.
2006-08-12 18:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by oldprof 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out this site:
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/miscellaneousMath/infinityAndSymbol/infinityAndSymbol.html
Here's another:
http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsinfinity.htm
This one is the best:
http://home.att.net/~numericana/answer/symbol.htm#infinity
2006-08-12 17:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by planedws 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.roma.unisa.edu.au/07305/symbols.htm#Infinity
2006-08-12 17:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by mth2006to 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsinfinity.htm
2006-08-12 17:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by AnyMouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋