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* A set is infinite if it can be put into [[bijection]] with one of its proper [[subset]]s. | * A set is infinite if it can be put into [[bijection]] with one of its proper [[subset]]s. | ||
* A set is infinite if it is not empty and cannot be put into bijection with any set of the form <math>\{1, 2, \ldots, n\}</math> for a [[positive integer]] <math>n</math>. | * A set is infinite if it is not empty and cannot be put into bijection with any set of the form <math>\{1, 2, \ldots, n\}</math> for a [[positive integer]] <math>n</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Applications to Infinity with Sums== | ||
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+ | A sum works the same way. Certain sums equate to infinity, such as | ||
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+ | <math>\sum_{i = 3}^{\infty}{(2i - 1)}</math> | ||
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+ | =="Operations" with Infinity== | ||
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+ | Some '''bad''' rules involving operations with infinity are as follows: | ||
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+ | * <math>1/{\infty} = 0</math> | ||
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+ | * <math>{\infty} + x = {\pm}{\infty}</math> | ||
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+ | * <math>{\infty}\cdot{x} = {\infty}</math> | ||
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+ | None of these are true because <math>\infty</math> is not a real number which you can write equations involving. |
Latest revision as of 23:19, 16 August 2013
A set is said to be infinite if there is a surjection
. If this is not the case,
is said to be finite.
In simplified language, a set is infinite if it doesn't end, i.e. you can always find another element that you haven't examined yet.
Equivalent formulations
- A set is infinite if it can be put into bijection with one of its proper subsets.
- A set is infinite if it is not empty and cannot be put into bijection with any set of the form
for a positive integer
.
Applications to Infinity with Sums
A sum works the same way. Certain sums equate to infinity, such as
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"Operations" with Infinity
Some bad rules involving operations with infinity are as follows:
None of these are true because is not a real number which you can write equations involving.