From: Zach Dennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2004-10-01T00:35:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Range syntax theory

Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Henrik Horneber wrote:
>
>>> 1...5 doesn't include only the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 -- it contains
>>> the infinities between the numbers, and the infinity between 4 and 5,
>>> but not 5 itself.
>>>
>>> -austin
>>
>>
>> Still, it's the 'larger' Range.
>
>
> not really - you cannot compare infinities like that:
>
>   infinity + 1 = infinity
>
> better to simply use the term inclusive or exclusive to stay out of 
> trouble.

I agree with Ara. I do not like the term infinity for the example Ara 
gave and for other examples:

Example 1:    I have infinity marbles, I give you all of my marbles. I 
now have 0 marbles. Infinity - Infinity = 0
Example 2:   I have infinity marbles, I give you 10 of the marbles. Now 
you have infinity and I have infinity marbles. Infinity - 10 = Infinity

There is to much mathematical error when dealing with the Infinite!

Zach