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I was wrong, it's not "the highest number" - see talk

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'''Infinity''' ~~as defined in mathematics refers to a quantity greater than any real number. The number ten has a higher number, because:~~

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'''Infinity''' is not an actual number but something which is approached as a limit.

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~~<math> 11 > 10 </math>~~

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~~But "infinity" by definition is higher than any particular number you specify. Is a million the highest number? No, because~~

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~~<math> 1,000,000 + 1 = 1,000,001 </math>~~

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~~Infinity therefore~~ is not an actual number but something which is approached as a limit.

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