Klutzy_Editor_4002 t1_iyf4uqt wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Reply to comment by mysticpolka in There's the same amount of numbers between -∞ to 0 and -∞ to ∞ by [deleted]

I thought infinity was just the end and that it can't get bigger.

Hence meaning multiplying infinity by 9999 is still the same as multiplying it by 2 as it still has an infinite amount either way

Dr0110111001101111 t1_iyf6x8y wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:01 PM

We don't usually think of "infinity" as a number, so it doesn't make sense to think about multiplying it by anything. It can seem like it's giving you some good intuition about why something is true, but there are several places where that line of thinking can lead you to some strange (and incorrect) results.