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  1. What is infinity divided by infinity? : r/learnmath - Reddit

    The other "real" infinity comes from the Hyperreals. Here, we have a new infinity, w, that's equal to a number that is larger than any finite sum of one's. We also get an infinitesimal, e, which is just 1/w. …

  2. Why was 1e308 chosen as the "infinity" cutoff? - Reddit

    Jul 20, 2023 · In particular, in the old versions of the game, the game didn't use a big number library at all. That was added in the update that allowed breaking infinity, and naturally required rewriting a lot …

  3. Why is 1 to the power infinity considered an indeterminate ... - Reddit

    Jan 6, 2023 · With 1 ∞, it's indeterminate because it's a question of whether the base is going to 1 fast enough to ignore the fact that the exponent is going to infinity and a number greater than 1 going to …

  4. Is 0 the same as infinity? : r/math - Reddit

    Jun 17, 2016 · The others just become infinity upon multiplying by infinity, but 0.infinity has a meaningful value. Note: Obviously here "anything" doesn't include 0 or infinity. Another thing you may like to …

  5. ELI5: Is the "infinity" between numbers actually infinite?

    May 12, 2023 · For every number s between 0 and 1, the number s·x + (1-s)·y lies between x and y, and different s give different results. This can all be checked the same way u/Jojo_isnotunique did in …

  6. What is the mathematical significance of infinity? Can it be ... - Reddit

    May 7, 2011 · An arbitrary variable n+1 is really implying infinity - whatever number you think is the biggest number ever, add one and that's now the biggest number. Hence, if something is true on n+1 …

  7. What happens if you minus one from infinity? Is it still infinity?

    If infinity were “the largest number”, then yes, infinity minus one would no longer be infinity. However, that isn’t what infinity is - there is no largest number, and infinity isn’t a number at all, so it doesn’t …

  8. There is no 10 in a base infinity number system. - Reddit

    No, because a "base n" system means that there are n unique symbols. (We use a base 10 system because we have the digits 0 to 9. Binary is base 2, because it uses only 1 and 0) Along with base n …

  9. Why do we say 1/0=undefined instead of 1/0=infinity? : r/learnmath

    Oct 24, 2020 · Alternatively there is the Projectively Extended Reals, where we want 1/0=infinity, so we accept that infinity=-infinity to allow 1/ (-0)=1/0. This is equivalent to a number circle, where traveling …

  10. What is Infinity times zero? Is it zero because everything ... - Reddit

    Jul 18, 2023 · The standard number systems we all learn about in school do not include anything called "infinity". So there is no "infinity times zero" because we only multiply numbers, and infinity is not a …