Virgil
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Re: Matheology � 162
Posted:
Nov 29, 2012 3:47 PM
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In article
<54e3fdd3-12f9-449e-8d84-ef2782e340ff@a15g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>,
WM <mueckenh@rz.fh-augsburg.de> wrote:
> On 28 Nov., 19:20, mstem...@walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper)
> wrote:
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> > >Have you meanwhile convinced yourself that analysis is capable
> > >expanding infinity
> >
> > "Expanding infinity"? What on Earth is that supposed to mean? In math,
> > one is supposed to define their terms.
>
> An expansion of a number is a power series giving its value. If powers
> of 10 are used, the sequence of coefficients of the expansion, written
> from left to right, is called the decimal representation. There are
> many expansions and decimal representaions of infinity like the
> following:
> ...111
> ...121212
> ...999
>
> Regards, WM
Actually, none of them are in standard use. or even acceptable use, as
representations of that sort of infinity to which WM himself has so
often denied any existence.
Non-finite limits of real sequences do not have any decimal
representations outside of Wolkenmuekenheim.
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