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application to logical reasoning for kids in 2nd grade
'''Infinity'''
'''Infinity''' is an "unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity ... an indefinitely great number or amount"<ref> [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infinity Merriam-Webster dictionary]</ref>
The infinity symbol (8 on its side) is a designation for that condition which goes on without end.
The infinity symbol (8 on its side) is a designation for that condition which goes on without end.
Infinity, of course, is not any actual or specific number (see).
Infinity, of course, is not any actual or specific number. If it were, we could simply add another (finite) number to it, and get a higher one. This is often schoolchildren's first introduction to [[logical reasoning]].
It can not be empirically tested as one can never have a sample size of infinity, but logically we know it exists.
It can not be empirically tested as one can never have a sample size of infinity, but logically we know it exists.