| To Infinity and
Beyond! "Big" numbers, "Small" numbers and Zero Homer on
Infinity(from simpsonsmath.com):
Homer: This time tomorrow, you'll be wearing high heels! Ned: Nope, you will. Homer: 'Fraid not. Ned: 'Fraid so! Homer: 'Fraid not. Ned: 'Fraid so!
Homer: 'Fraid not infinity! Ned: 'Fraid so infinity plus one! Homer:
D'oh!
The concept of zero
is another very challenging concept. The study of zero also leads to
the study of the infinitely small and the infinitely large. Just try to
divide zero by very large quantities or by very small quantities.For now, we will say that a quantity is infinite if it is larger than any given finite quantity. |
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