Actual infinity
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Actual infinity
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In the philosophy of mathematics, the abstraction of actual infinity, also called completed infinity, involves infinite entities as given, actual and completed objects. Since Greek antiquity, the concept of actual infinity has been the objects of debates between philosophers. Also, the question whether the Universe is infinite is still a debate between physicists. The concept of actual infinity has been introduced in mathematics near the end of the 19th century by Georg Cantor, with his theory o
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Concept in the philosophy of mathematics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_infinity
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2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
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2024-09-10T18:21:11Z
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