The Opposite of Infinity - Numberphile
Continuing to talk Infinitesimals, this time with Dr James Grime. See last week's video: https://youtu.be/BBp0bEczCNg More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Dividing by Zero:...
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So we are going to talk about what? The opposite of infinity? What is the opposite of infinity if it's not minus infinity then it is something that is the smallest thing ever What is the smallest thing that you could have and not quite zero? The closest thing to zero it's called an infinitesimal. is it even a thing? Because there is something about that, that makes you feel a bit uncomfortable It's been an idea that's been controversial for a long time, I mean thousands of years. Some people like it. Some people hate it. So what an infinitesimal would be? A smallest number possible close to zero as possible so it would be something that's bigger than zero but is smaller than all other numbers let's say 'r' for real number...
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So we are going to talk about what? The opposite of infinity? What is the opposite of infinity if it's not minus infinity then it is something that is the smallest thing ever What is the smallest thing that you could have and not quite zero? The closest thing to zero it's called an infinitesimal. is it even a thing? Because there is something about that, that makes you feel a bit uncomfortable It's been an idea that's been controversial for a long time, I mean thousands of years. Some people like it. Some people hate it. So what an infinitesimal would be? A smallest number possible close to zero as possible so it would be something that's bigger than zero but is smaller than all other numbers let's say 'r' for real number...
