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Is infinity real or just mathematical?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Counter Intuitive Nature of Infinity

infinity has many, many interesting layers. If you start from zero and you keep going, you'll never get to a point where you can't add another number. Our number system just has that flexibility, is no limit, so that you can always make a bigger number. It also makes me wonder sometimes, like, what's the biggest number any human has ever thought of? Right? There isn't a biggest number, principle. Bhut there might be the biggest number anybody's ever liked, written down or held in their head. That 'uld be supercool, ye, lika, google plex plus one. You're the champ now.

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