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Weyl: "Mathematics is the science of the infinite."
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:''Cressida'':  Will you walk in, my lord? (Act III, Scene II)
 
:''Cressida'':  Will you walk in, my lord? (Act III, Scene II)
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== Quotations ==
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Renowned 20th century mathematician and physicist Hermann Weyl began a conference in 1930 with a speech that declared:
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{{cquote|Mathematics is the science of the infinite.}}
 
== Similarities to zero ==
 
== Similarities to zero ==
 
Infinity has surprising similarities to [[zero]].  Neither can be diminished, and the multiplication or division of either cannot change it.  While infinity and zero are opposites, neither is stronger or superior to the other: multiplication of infinity by zero yields an indeterminate result.  As a pair they illustrate the logical truth that "the last shall be first, and the first shall be last" as taught by Jesus at the end of the parable of the vineyard workers, a parable that illustrates that infinity cannot be diminished.
 
Infinity has surprising similarities to [[zero]].  Neither can be diminished, and the multiplication or division of either cannot change it.  While infinity and zero are opposites, neither is stronger or superior to the other: multiplication of infinity by zero yields an indeterminate result.  As a pair they illustrate the logical truth that "the last shall be first, and the first shall be last" as taught by Jesus at the end of the parable of the vineyard workers, a parable that illustrates that infinity cannot be diminished.
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