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   From: qsx1@supahat.com   
      
   Syvia is right. In maths there are many classes of infinite.   
   Here are 3 I remember.   
   Infinity without beginning or end.   
        "       "        "    with end.   
        "   with beginning no end.   
   Check out Hilbert's Hotel, or "White Light" by Rudy Rucker.   
      
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   "_Schwann_" <___schwann___@@%webtrance.co.za> wrote in message   
   news:MPG.1d0e945c78a9b62f9896bb@news.telkomsa.net...   
   | That's news to me. I thought infinity meant infinite, which means that   
   | it can be ascribed a symbol, but not a number. I suppose, like most   
   | else, it depends how it was 'meant' and I meant 'infinite, without   
   | number or end...   
   |   
   | thanks for the interesting comment....   
   |   
   | best,   
   |   
   | s   
   |   
   |   
   | In article <42a3d172$0$5176$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,   
   | sylvia@not.at.this.address says...   
   | >   
   | >   
   | > _Schwann_ wrote:   
   | >   
   | > > infinity is not a number   
   | >   
   | > This inifinity you're talking about - which infinity is it? There is   
   | > more than one.   
   | >   
   | > For example, there are countable infinities, and uncountable   
   infinities.   
   | >   
   | > Some may argue whether there's really more than one countable   
   infinity,   
   | > since inidividual elements of the infinity can be matched one for   
   one.   
   | >   
   | > So there's a lot more than mere inifinity. That's merely the start.   
   | >   
   | > Sylvia.   
   | >   
      
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