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rogue49 · 06-25-2003, 05:27 AM

Well there are several ways to define it.
One is a practical way as to get an undeterminate scale for your model,
although this might not be the TRUE infinity, it is still a number too large to count.
This is the definition that I think is relevant for physical purposes.

but on a philosophical or mathematical angle...
The interesting thing is that Lebell said that infinity could represent N1 and another as N2
adding each infinity together N1 + N2 = infinity

But then you could go beyond this to N1 + N2 + N3.....etc.
or N1 * N2 * N3....and so on
or even better
N1 ^ N2 ^ N3...on to infinity.

Interestingly even the concept of infinity has scales.

A good book to read on this is "Infinity & the Mind" by Rudy Rucker

06-25-2003, 05:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Well there are several ways to define it. One is a practical way as to get an undeterminate scale for your model, although this might not be the TRUE infinity, it is still a number too large to count. This is the definition that I think is relevant for physical purposes. but on a philosophical or mathematical angle... The interesting thing is that Lebell said that infinity could represent N1 and another as N2 adding each infinity together N1 + N2 = infinity But then you could go beyond this to N1 + N2 + N3.....etc. or N1 * N2 * N3....and so on or even better N1 ^ N2 ^ N3...on to infinity. Interestingly even the concept of infinity has scales. A good book to read on this is "Infinity & the Mind" by Rudy Rucker Last edited by rogue49; 06-25-2003 at 05:35 AM..