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January 2002, Week 3

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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:18:47 -0800
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> Since it's a Saturday afternoon I'll ask the questions I've
> always wondered about.
>
> Is infinity minus infinity = zero, infinity or undefined?
>
> Is infinity divided by infinity = one, infinity or undefined?
>
> Is negative infinity plus positive infinity = 0, negative
> infinity, positive infinity, both or undefined?

Since infinity (more specifically, aleph-null in this context) is not
a number, applying an algebraic operator to it is meaningless; none of
these operations are defined.

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