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JBKlyde · 11-09-2013, 07:27 PM

There is no repetition in any sets finite or infinite. Whether a set is finite or infinite is a matter of "how many" elements are in a set.

Simply put, if a set is finite, you can list the elements in the set and actually finish listing them. A set is infinite if you could never actually finish creating a list of the elements in it.

The natural numbers is an example of an infinite set. You can begin listing them today, say one a second, and never finish, there would always be another to add to the list. The even natural numbers is a subset of the naturals that is also infinite.

11-09-2013, 07:27 PM	#1
JBKlyde Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Encrypted Into an AmpitheaterWall Posts: 1,722	The Difference Between Infinite and Finite There is no repetition in any sets finite or infinite. Whether a set is finite or infinite is a matter of "how many" elements are in a set. Simply put, if a set is finite, you can list the elements in the set and actually finish listing them. A set is infinite if you could never actually finish creating a list of the elements in it. The natural numbers is an example of an infinite set. You can begin listing them today, say one a second, and never finish, there would always be another to add to the list. The even natural numbers is a subset of the naturals that is also infinite.