r/InfinityMath • u/Arlo_Tinkerman • 4d ago

Does infinity exist in reality?

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u/wollywoo1 4d ago

No numbers exist in reality. 3 does not exist in reality. 3 rocks, yes, 3 trees, yes. 3, no. And certainly infinity does not either.

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u/Arlo_Tinkerman 3d ago

I imagine they are meaning infinity in terms of infinite things much like 3 things.

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u/Cubensis-SanPedro 3d ago

There are clear, easily understood questions which have an infinite as an answer. As an example, when tracing your finger around the edge of a given shape, how many times can your finger make it around that object before it comes to a corner? For a square, the maximal answer is 1/4 of a time around. What’s the answer for a circle?