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The opposite of infinity is scarcity, which is the focus of economics.
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[[Anselm]] focused on infinity to prove the divinity of [[Christ]].  [[Chaucer]] referenced "infinity" in 1374, according to the [[OED]].  But [[Shakespeare]] used infinity more than anyone up until his time, in such classics as [[Hamlet]] ("A king of infinite space") and [[Romeo and Juliet]] (“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”).
 
[[Anselm]] focused on infinity to prove the divinity of [[Christ]].  [[Chaucer]] referenced "infinity" in 1374, according to the [[OED]].  But [[Shakespeare]] used infinity more than anyone up until his time, in such classics as [[Hamlet]] ("A king of infinite space") and [[Romeo and Juliet]] (“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”).
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The opposite of infinity is [[scarcity]], which is the focus of [[economics]].
    
Infinity is denoted in mathematics by this symbol:<math>\infty\,</math>, looking like an 8 on its side.
 
Infinity is denoted in mathematics by this symbol:<math>\infty\,</math>, looking like an 8 on its side.
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