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Originally Posted by Pyrotex
I can explain this.
Mathematicians and/or Physicists find themselves dealing with a new phenomenon, or an old one from a new direction, and they coin a word for it. The word (like "infinite") represents (to them) a very specific, well-defined concept.
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Being Low Shoe, I'm the second to drop.
The specific concept Pyrotex refers to is 'growth without bound'.
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Originally Posted by Jet2
Can any maths experts explain to me about this?
Are infinite large and infinite small the same?
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In this context all that is the same mathematically speaking is 'growth without bound', not the value of what is growing. Similar to referring to the similarity of all the people in a foot race as 'runners', but without regard to individual differences.
