
I have learned that 1/0 is infinity, why isn't it minus infinity?
An infinite number? Kind of, because I can keep going around infinitely. However, I never actually give away that sweet. This is why people say that 1 / 0 "tends to" infinity - we can't really use infinity as a …
How can Cyclic groups be infinite - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 4, 2020 · I am a little confused about how a cyclic group can be infinite. To provide an example, look at $\\langle 1\\rangle$ under the binary operation of addition. You can never make any negative …
Ramanujan's radical and how we define an infinite nested radical
Feb 20, 2019 · The user @Eevee Trainer provided a nice explanation on how we define infinite nested radical in terms of limit of finite nested radical which should be insensitive of the starting point.
linear algebra - What can be said about the dual space of an infinite ...
The dual space of an infinite-dimensional vector space is always strictly larger than the original space, so no to both questions. This was discussed on MO but I can't find the thread.
functional analysis - What is a good textbook to learn about infinite ...
Jan 31, 2025 · There are the following textbooks to learn about infinite-dimensional manifolds: "The Convenient Setting of Global Analysis" by Andreas Kriegl and Peter W. Michor
real analysis - Why set of natural numbers is infinite, while each ...
In his book Analysis Vol. 1, author Terence Tao argues that while each natural number is finite, the set of natural numbers is infinite (though has not defined what infinite means yet). Using Peano...
Proving a result in infinite products: $\prod (1+a_n)$ converges (to a ...
Apr 13, 2016 · Questions But from here I don't know if I am right, how to conclude and solve the converse part to say that we have a non zero limit, and another thing Can someone provide explicit …
Can a countable set contain uncountably many infinite subsets such …
Dec 15, 2025 · Can a countable set contain uncountably many infinite subsets such that the intersection of any two such distinct subsets is finite?
Infinite Series $\\sum 1/(n(n+1))$ - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Write out a few terms of the series. You should see a pattern! But first consider the finite series: $$\sum\limits_ {n=1}^ {m}\left (\frac {1} {n}-\frac {1} {n+1 ...
How do you prove that a group specified by a presentation is infinite ...
17 Grigory has already answered your particular question. However, I wanted to point out that your question "How do you prove that a group specified by a presentation is infinite?" has no good answer …