On Mon, 08 Jul 2002 11:15:46 -0400, Jim Muth wrote:
Infinity is not a number, it is a condition -- the condition of being without limit. This condition is quite easy to see in a case such as a toy train track arranged in a circle. The track has no limit, and a toy train running along it will travel a trip without a limit.
As you probably know, in London we have the Circle Underground line (formerly the Inner Circle) which is a continuous circle route. Many years ago Rowland Emmett produced a cartoon of an underground station with an Inner Circle train arriving driven by a sinister looking man. A Station Inspector is remarking to a passenger "Between you and me, Sir, we don't quite know where THAT line goes to...". John -- John Lewis, jlewis@clara.net on 07/08/2002