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> Is it impossible to calculate infinite values in general?

I would say that it's impossible in a finite universe to calculate infinite values. But it's quite possible to define and manipulate relationships that involve infinity.

You can't calculate the sum of all integers - but you can relate it to the sum of all real numbers. Or compare the sum of all integers lager than one hundred, to the sum of all integers larger than ninety.



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