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8Infinity8

F-o-c-u-sDefinitionHistoryApplication. Infinity is defined in many ways. A distance so great that the rays of light from a point source at that distance may be regarded as parallel. The quality of being infinite. Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity. Boundlessness. An indefinitely great

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8Infinity8

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    1. 8Infinity8 Krystal Migrin May 31st, 2007

    4. “No matter what number you have, there is always one bigger.” “We cannot count to infinity.” “There is no such thing as the biggest number in the world.”

    5. Derived from… Philosophy Religion Science Mathematics

    6. Historically… Romans used infinity to represent 1,000 Early Indian views - adding or subtracting a part from infinity yields infinity Aristotle – infinite is potential, never actual Galileo – finite minds and comprehension of infinity

    7. Types of Infinity… Mathematical Physical Philosophical

    8. About the symbol… Lemniscate – from Latin meaning “ribbon” and walking a continuous loop Tibetan rock carvings – infinity snake Tarot – balance of forces Roman numeral for 1000 from Etruscan numeral for 1000 – “many” Lazy eight Hourglass

    10. Infinity in Mathematics… Real analysis – denotes unbounded limit X grows beyond assigned value Is not a real number Extended real number line – less than and greater than extended real numbers

    11. Operations with Infinity…

    12. Indeterminate Operations…

    13. Additional Applications… Daily speech – hyperboles Cosmology – boundaries of Earth and space, starting and stopping points

    16. Resources… On Beyond a Million by David M. Schwartz The History of Counting by Denise Schmandt-Besserat Numbers by David L. Stienicker Math Matters! Numbers by Brian J. Knapp Infinity by J J O’Connor and E F Robertson Definition of Infinity by Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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