There are an infinite amount of numbers between 0 and 1 meaning that it is impossible to reach the number 1 since you would have to cross infinity to reach it. amirite?

-19 There are an infinite amount of numbers between 0 and 1 meaning that it is impossible to reach the number 1 since you would have to cross infinity to reach it. amirite?

by Anonymous 6 years ago

Nope... this is another paradox akin to Zeno's paradox of Achilles and the tortoise. An infinite number of infinitesimal intervals can add up to a finite interval. It's done in integral calculus all the time. [IMAGE:102679]

by Anonymous 6 years ago

That depends on what you mean by "reaching 1". If you try to count all real numbers between 0 and 1, then yeah, you're never going to end. If you keep summing a constant amount to zero, then you're going to reach it eventually.

by Anonymous 6 years ago