I mean, you’re correct. It’s not a number, but actually an IDEA. One about something with no end, hence the looping symbol. It’s immeasurable too, considering how many kids today actually think that infinity is beyond and above the spectrum of enormous.
It’s not getting larger, though, as it has already completely formed. People say it “goes on an on”, which contradicts where this reply states “it’s not getting larger.” Infinity doesn’t do anything, but actually IS.
It may sound like it’s complicated, but actually it’s that simple. For example, take a line in Geometry.
A line goes in both directions with no end in sight. When there’s only one end, that’s called a “ray”. In this context, however, there’s technically no end at all in the observable universe, so maybe “one end” isn’t the correct way to word it, let’s say “start”. If there are 2 ends, now, that’s considered a “line segment”. A small fraction of the timeless expansion of lines.
There is a catch, however. In order to define where the ends actually are, they need EXTRA INFORMATION, which makes line segments and rays a bit more complicated.
With this in mind, we can conclude that infinity is as simple as all can be.
As well as it not actually being a real number, or containing a size, and yet is still brought up in mathematics today.
Going back to mathematics, let’s go for an example of the natural number set {1,2,3...}. This sequence doesn’t end, therefore making it infinite. Funny, if you ask me.
What about 1/3? A vulgar fraction, not a decimal. If we do convert it to a decimal, though, it will only just repeat the same “3” endlessly. Even when rounded, it will still say “3”.
One more thing, even though line segments are fractions of an endless stream, there’s still another endless stream inside of that segment. Coincidence?
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