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Old November 5th, 2003, 12:03 AM
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Default Re: Important Math Question
An infinite quantity divided by two gives two infinite quantities. Example: the number of points in any volume is infinite. Divide a sphere in two, and you have two hemispheres, and both contain an infinite number of points.

An infinite number of something is not the same as every instance of a thing, in mathematics.

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