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[โ€“] 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

[โ€“] 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.