xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down113
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·15 hours agoImaginary numbers have a specific value, just like all the normal numbers we use on a daily basis. Infinity is not a specific value. Instead, it’s a qualitative property like “flat”, “periodic”, or “symmetric”.
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-256 seconds agoI think of it this way, infinity is an action. It’s not a “thing.” This is why it’s not countable. It doesn’t stop to be counted.
Imaginary numbers have a specific value, just like all the normal numbers we use on a daily basis. Infinity is not a specific value. Instead, it’s a qualitative property like “flat”, “periodic”, or “symmetric”.
I think of it this way, infinity is an action. It’s not a “thing.” This is why it’s not countable. It doesn’t stop to be counted.