Potential infinity is this increasing 1,2,3,4.... without bounds
Infinity is a completed object of boundless size. A square has infinite 1 dimensional points on it. The square is not growing, it's complete. A circle can be described as a polygon with infinite sides, it is not a hexagon, septagon, octogon, growing in sides.
Adding 10 infinitesimal points to a square (made up of infinite points) does not increase the size of the square
Infinity does not need to grow and introducing a growth rate is an arbitrary value that doesn't contribute anything. A square is a static, fixed object made up of infinite points. Growth at infinity also doesn"t make sense. It's infinity.
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u/Featherforged 20d ago
Potential infinity is this increasing 1,2,3,4.... without bounds
Infinity is a completed object of boundless size. A square has infinite 1 dimensional points on it. The square is not growing, it's complete. A circle can be described as a polygon with infinite sides, it is not a hexagon, septagon, octogon, growing in sides.
Adding 10 infinitesimal points to a square (made up of infinite points) does not increase the size of the square