fordy on 30 April 2013
Infinite can be classed as a non-exact value, since it's definition is "greater than than all exact values", yet any number to compate against infinite is exact value. For instance, many argue that x/0 = Infinite, based on the fact that as lim y-> 0 : x/y -> Infinite, but that's not the case. Take for instance the following two rules applied to fractals:
Rule 1: x/x = 1
Rule 2: 0/x = 0
In which case, which rule applies to 0/0?
0 has similar properties to Infinite; it's a number to represent "nothing" (ie. "something" to represent "nothing"). Early mathematics did not contain 0. You'll find that many problems of mathematics involving infinite are usually the result of a 0 being present.
