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<math> 1,000,000 + 1 = 1,000,001 </math> | <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. For instance: | ||
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| + | <math>1/x</math> → 0 as x → ∞ | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 15:28, April 6, 2007
Infinity as defined in mathematics refers to a number which has no greater number. The number ten has a higher number, because:
<math> 11 > 10 </math>
But "infinity" by definition is higher than any particular number you specify. Is a million the highest number? No, because
<math> 1,000,000 + 1 = 1,000,001 </math>
Infinity therefore is not an actual number but something which is approached as a limit. For instance:
<math>1/x</math> → 0 as x → ∞