GraniteM@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoJeopardy wall calendar pretending that the coastline paradox doesn't existlemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down137
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minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoLeaving aside Planck scale, infinities can be larger than other infinities. https://www.cantorsparadise.com/why-some-infinities-are-larger-than-others-fc26863b872f
minus-squareyermaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoSo when that kid said “well I hate you infinity plus a million” he was on to something mathematically?
minus-squaretias@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoNo, but if he said “well I hate you two to the power of infinity” he would be.
Leaving aside Planck scale, infinities can be larger than other infinities.
https://www.cantorsparadise.com/why-some-infinities-are-larger-than-others-fc26863b872f
So when that kid said “well I hate you infinity plus a million” he was on to something mathematically?
No, but if he said “well I hate you two to the power of infinity” he would be.