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[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 22 hours ago (3 children)
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 12 points 22 hours ago

All numbers are concepts

But some numbers are more conceptual

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 11 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

And infinity still isn't a number

[–] webadict@lemmy.world -1 points 11 hours ago

Misleading, at best, factually incorrect at worst.

Infinity is a number, unless your problem is that the indefinite article was there, but it is a number.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)
[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Monday, October 27th, 2025 at 9:16:42 AM GMT-05:00

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Not seeing it. Maybe you could quote me saying that?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 21 hours ago

Right there, above the red line.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, but not all concepts are numbers

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly! The disqualifier for infinity isn't the fact that it's a concept, it's because it doesn't behave like a number.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ah okay: Infinity is a concept, but is NOT a measurable quantity or unit and thus is not a number

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Well said. Another example is (infinity)+1=(infinity)

If you subtract infinity from both sides you're left with 1=0. Which is impossible. Similar things happen with multiplication and division.