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  1. probability - Given an infinite number of monkeys and an infinite ...

    Jan 12, 2011 · Just get an infinite number of monkeys (or a slightly smaller number of computers) and opening a publishing business. Make a million bucks and retire. But this rings false, especially since …

  2. I have learned that 1/0 is infinity, why isn't it minus infinity?

    An infinite number? Kind of, because I can keep going around infinitely. However, I never actually give away that sweet. This is why people say that 1 / 0 "tends to" infinity - we can't really use infinity as a …

  3. How was Zeno's paradox solved using the limits of infinite series?

    You could just as easily argue that the sum of the distance is infinite so the distance will be infinitely far away. Both statements are paradoxes. But the concept of the limit of an infinite series being finite …

  4. Infinite Series $\\sum 1/(n(n+1))$ - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Write out a few terms of the series. You should see a pattern! But first consider the finite series: $$\sum\limits_ {n=1}^ {m}\left (\frac {1} {n}-\frac {1} {n+1 ...

  5. Raising a matrix to the infinite power

    Apr 13, 2022 · Infinite powers of matrices using the concept of generalized inverses. An introduction to interval matrices and a brief idea of why studying infinite powers for such matrices can help capture …

  6. Is there a shape with infinite area but finite perimeter?

    Dec 1, 2014 · But the circumference also defines the subset with infinite area that lays "outside" (which is a conventional concept). That other "outside shape" would be an example of a finite-perimeter …

  7. how to prove uncountable infinite pigeonhole principle?

    Nov 15, 2024 · 1 Can it be proven using the pigeonhole principle that if set A is an uncountable family of finite sets, it contains an uncountable subfamily all of whose elements have cardinality n? The idea is …

  8. real analysis - Why set of natural numbers is infinite, while each ...

    In his book Analysis Vol. 1, author Terence Tao argues that while each natural number is finite, the set of natural numbers is infinite (though has not defined what infinite means yet). Using Peano...

  9. Is it viable to ask in an infinite set about the Cardinality?

    Dec 16, 2012 · Can you ask given an infinite set about its cardinality? Does an infinite set have a cardinality? So, for example, what would be the cardinality of $+\\infty$?

  10. Circle whose radius is infinite - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Jan 1, 2019 · I have the intuition that a circle whose radius is infinite is a straight line. Nonetheless, I don’t feel that what I’ve just stated is really scientific as it has some vagueness and lacks precisi...