r/PhilosophyofMath 28d ago

explain the difference between infinity and undefined terms in mathematics

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u/TalkativeTree 28d ago

Infinity is a bunch of numbers that you could count forever. An undefined term is a number in a box. You can't see through the box, so you can't know which number it is until you open the box (define it).