Infinity is not a number and you cannot do arithmetic with it. This means that in mathematics, in contrast to what some people believe, infinity times zero might not equal to zero.
As infinity as mind boggling to most, two interesting videos below.
The first about infinity times zero, the second about some interesting paradoxes around infinity.
But first a few other links:
- [WayBack] Is infinity times zero = zero? | Brilliant Math & Science Wiki
- [WayBack] soft question – Why is ∞⋅0 not clearly equal to 0? – Mathematics Stack Exchange
- [WayBack] Indeterminate form – Wikipedia
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