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Infinity - MacTutor Math History Archives; Linked essay on the mathematical, philosophical, and religious aspects of infinity. With references and other related web sites. more>>
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mathforum.org/library/topics/infinity/
mathforum.org/library/topics/infinity/
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An article on infinity in a History of Mathematics Archive presents special problems. Does one concentrate purely on the mathematical aspects of the topic or does one consider the philosophical and even religious aspects?
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www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Infinity.html
www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Infinity.html
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As can be surmised from the title of this essay, one opening to a solution of the problem is provided by the contemporary treatment of mathematical infinity. What mathematicians have done with this topic, especially in the last hundred years, shows some relevance to religion.
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www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1998/PSCF3-98Kneale.html
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Article about infinity. Talks about protential infinity and actual infinity. ... In mathematics and philosopy we find two concepts of infinity: potential infinity, which is the infinity of a process which never stops, and actual infinity which is supposed to be static and completed, so that it can be thought of as an object.
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pespmc1.vub.ac.be/INFINITY.html
pespmc1.vub.ac.be/INFINITY.html
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Counting to Infinity ... The concept of infinity has tantalized and sometimes troubled mankind even longer. Zeno of Elea (495 BC?-425 BC?), an early Greek thinker, is remembered for his paradoxes of motion that are rooted ... |Mathematical Snippets |Math on the Web |Math Homepage| ; |Science Division Homepage| BCC Homepage|
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scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/infinity.html
scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/infinity.html
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Is there really such a thing as "infinity"? ... If you want to know more about this, you can refer to a fuller explanation of how a mathematical concept can exist in some contexts but not in others.
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www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/answers/infinity.html
www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/answers/infinity.html
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There are two approaches to mathematical infinity. It can be seen as defining limiting cases that can never be realized or as existing in some philosophical sense. These mathematical approaches parallel approaches to meaning and value that I call absolutist and evolutionary.
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video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8677521434864225474
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There are two approaches to mathematical infinity. It can be seen as defining limiting cases that can never be realized or as existing in some philosophical ... ... There are two approaches to mathematical infinity. It can be seen as defining limiting cases that can never be realized or as existing in some philosophical...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os6UvpNtwaM
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What's the largest number? What's a googol? How do we name large numbers? What is infinity? ... Lastly, please realize that the concept of infinity varies depending on what mathematical subject area you're talking about. If you're simply counting things up, then the picture looks something like this...
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mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.large.numbers.html
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