2007-01-26 13:41:33 · 15 answers · asked by Zefram 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Ask Buzz Lightyear.
To Infinity... and Beyond!!
2007-01-26 14:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by TPmy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I read all of the answers to this question and they are correct but not complete the correct answer is infinity in the positive direction. While infinity is not a number but a concept it can have directionality such as negative infinity and positive infinity.
2007-01-30 02:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by thexgodfatherx69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infinity is a very troubling mathematical concept.
Your question is legitimate as far as I'm concerned, and that type of question kind of takes all of the wind out of the concept.
How much is infinity squared? That must be a super infinity!
I find it somewhat arbitrary when someone states that .99999....to infinity is actually 1. This type of concept just doesn't compute as far as I'm concerned. Seems logfical to me that one would have to add .000000......1 to the .99999.... to get a result of 1.
2007-01-26 21:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Infinity. Heck, I can take half of infinity away from infinity and still have infinity.
2007-01-26 21:45:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infinity isn't really a number but rather a concept, so it doesn't make much sense to add to it. The best approximation that I think you're looking for is aleph-0, which is equal to the number of integers (countably infinite). Aleph-0 plus any finite number (including 1) equals aleph-0. In fact, aleph-0 plus aleph-0 is still aleph-0.
2007-01-26 22:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by Kyrix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if you talk about cardinalities, then you can talk about addition of cardinalities.
for example let N be the cardinal of natural numbers, which is infinite.
Then N +1 = N in this sense( well here = is a more subtle thing)
But you can talk about infinity+1 only in this sense and not in general.
2007-01-26 21:51:11 · answer #6 · answered by Theta40 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is: if you had in infinity dollar bill and bought a pack of gum, how much change would you get back?
2007-01-26 21:47:51 · answer #7 · answered by bigdonut72 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
infinity
2007-01-26 21:53:49 · answer #8 · answered by Katie Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
still infinity, infinity is looked at as an abstract concept
2007-01-26 21:48:32 · answer #9 · answered by aznskillz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, Zef, but "infinity" isn't a number, though it is a mighty fine concept. There are set which aren't bounded, and yet are denumerable. There are set which are both unbounded and innumerable. But there isn't a number called "infinity."
HTH
Charles
2007-01-26 22:16:25 · answer #10 · answered by Charles 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋