just curious, we had a debate about it and want your views on explaining it, thanks
2006-10-20 13:43:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Infinity is an impossibly large number, eternity is an impossibly long time.
2006-10-24 04:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Kari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eternity is an amount of time that is never-ending!
Infinity is a number beyond anything imaginable, and a bit more!..... But definitely a quantity, and not measurement of time!
Interestingly enough, there are many Infinities, but only one Eternity!..... Infinity can be seen as a big number, but consider dividing a line into two.... then four, then eight, etc, etc..... You could carry on Dividing to Infinity, but again consider one of the lines you first divided into two..... here you gop again!!!
I supose an Infinite amount of Time would be Eternity, but that's a whole new Ball game!
2006-10-20 21:06:00 · answer #2 · answered by ingthing2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infinity is a reference to either distance or numbers, e.g. "infinite monkeys with infinite type-writers will write the works of Shakespeare." or "There is a theory that space is infinite, and goes on for ever."
Eternity refers to time, e.g. "Some people think space is infinite, and if you could travel infinitely fast in one direction for eternity you would never get to the end".
Any help?
2006-10-22 10:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by MindlessVandal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eternity is a measure of time. Infinity measures anything.
2006-10-20 22:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infinity means time without and end as well as eternity. But the two differs in spelling..hahahaha!!! Well honestly, infinity is used for numbers or time but eternity used for love, hatred etc...it is all about feelings.Feeling without an end...irristably , irrevocably, forever.
2006-10-20 21:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by kayla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eternity is a time reference - never ending time.
However infinity is more general. eg. there are an infinite number of possible alternatives and there are an infinite number of seconds in eternity
2006-10-20 20:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by andy_bermuda_2003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think infinity is a measure of distance and eternity is a measure of time. It sounds good, anyway.
2006-10-20 20:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by PatsyBee 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eternity refers solely to time, whereas infinity can relate to all quantifiable values, i.e. space, number of pies etc :0)
2006-10-20 20:56:42 · answer #8 · answered by Paul D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infinity is where parallel lines meet;
Eternity is how long to get there
2006-10-21 04:38:50 · answer #9 · answered by mupsuit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infinity is the way of measuring eternity.
2006-10-20 20:52:54 · answer #10 · answered by brainlady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋