On 10/11/20 5:04 PM, Wes Turner wrote: > So you're arguing that the scalar is irrelevant? > That `2*inf == inf`? > > I disagree because: > ```2*inf > inf``` > > And: > > ```# Given that: > inf / inf = 1 > > # When we solve for symbol x: > 2*inf*x = inf > 2*x = 1 > x = 1/2 > > # If we discard the scalar instead: > 2*inf*x = inf > inf*x = inf > x = 1 > > # I think it's specious to argue that there are infinity solutions; > that axioms of symbolic mathematics do not apply because infinity > ``` > Treating inf as any other number because it works out 'symbolically' is one of the recipes that allow you to prove that 1 == 2, thus symbolic math needs to work with certain preconditions that avoid the generation of 'numbers' like infinity into the system (or somewhat related, avoid a divide by 0)
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