Infinity can be likened to potential energy without a source, just as set theory rests upon a necessary paradox.
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Computationally, infinity has time built into it, which is interesting. It’s not a number at all.
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Yes. Infinity is shorthand for “I give up computing this” but it can be worked with like any other variable, have qualities attached, have limits and constraints placed upon it, be compared with other infinities.
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