![WHAT IS
INFINITY?
ITS HISTORY
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Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the
philosophical nature of infinity was the
subject of many discussions among
philosophers. In the 17th century, with
the introduction of the infinity symbol[1]
and the infinitesimal calculus,
mathematicians began to work with
infinite series and what some
mathematicians (including l'Hôpital and
Bernoulli)[2] regarded as infinitely small
quantities, but infinity continued to be
associated with endless processes.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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- 2. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the philosophical nature of infinity was the subject of many discussions among philosophers. In the 17th century, with the introduction of the infinity symbol[1] and the infinitesimal calculus, mathematicians began to work with infinite series and what some mathematicians (including l'Hôpital and Bernoulli)[2] regarded as infinitely small quantities, but infinity continued to be associated with endless processes.
- 3. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS As mathematicians struggled with the foundation of calculus, it remained unclear whether infinity could be considered as a number or magnitude and, if so, how this could be done.[1] At the end of the 19th century, Georg Cantor enlarged the mathematical study of infinity by studying infinite sets and infinite numbers, showing that they can be of various sizes.[1][3] For example, if a line is viewed as the set of all of its points, their infinite number (i.e., the cardinality of the line) is larger than the number of integers.[4] In this usage, infinity is a mathematical concept, and infinite mathematical objects can be studied, manipulated, and used just like any other mathematical object. Ancient cultures had various ideas about the nature of infinity. The ancient Indians and the Greeks did not define infinity in precise formalism as does modern mathematics, and instead approached infinity as a philosophical concept.
- 4. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS the mathematical the physical the metaphysical
- 5. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS THE MATHEMATICAL INFINITY For example, 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + … is an infinite series. Infinity is a means to describe anything that is endless, making it impossible to measure. It refers to unending time, a series of numbers that continues forever, or a perpetual series of operations.
- 6. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS THE PHYSICAL INFINITY 'Physical infinity' moves from mathematics to the real world and tackles questions such as 'is space infinite? ' In many areas of physics, the presence of an infinite quantity (often called a singularity) is construed as a warning that the theory is losing touch with reality.
- 7. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS THE METAPHYSICAL INFINITY Infinity in Physical Science. From a metaphysical perspective, the theories of mathematical physics seem to be ontologically committed to objects and their properties. If any of those objects or properties are infinite, then physics is committed to there being infinity within the physical world.
- 8. WHAT IS INFINITY? ITS HISTORY EXAMPLES OTHER TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KINDS OR TYPES CREDITS or aleph-zero. noun. the smallest infinite cardinal number; the cardinal number of the set of positive integers.
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