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fromBig Think
1 week ago

Georg Cantor shocked mathematics by proving that not all infinities are equal

We could imagine infinity but never actually achieve it. Post-Aristotle, infinity was always idealized, never realized - a philosophical construct at best. As something that could never be reached, infinity could never be treated as a proper mathematical object, most believed. Through the millennia, some of the top philosophical and mathematical minds of their day turned their attention to the concept, pondered it at length, and inevitably gave it up.
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fromMeyerweb
3 months ago

To Infinity... But Not Beyond!

Using calc(infinity * length) on text properties causes extreme layout effects and reveals inconsistent computed-value handling across browsers, with Chrome most unpredictable.
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