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Comment author: Logos01 30 November 2011 05:20:06PM *  0 points [-]

This is a category error. 3^^^3 does not approach infinity. It's a fixed number, it's not going anywhere.

Can you intelligibly grasp it? Or is it "unimaginably large"? For purposes of human consideration, I do not feel it necessary to differentiate between a truly infinite number and one that is "pseudo-infinite" (where by pseudo-infinite I mean 'beyond our comprehension'). I admit this is an imperfect hack.

Comment author: [deleted] 30 November 2011 05:23:15PM 3 points [-]

For purposes of human consideration, I do not feel it necessary to differentiate between a truly infinite number and one that is "pseudo-infinite" (where by pseudo-infinite I mean 'beyond our comprehension').

That way lies the madness of pre-Weierstrass analysis.

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