Re: 1^Infinity
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- Subject: [mg38201] Re: 1^Infinity
- From: huhoic at aol.com (RAyRAy)
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 03:30:10 -0500 (EST)
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I don't know the answer, but my simple mind is telling me the integer 1 is the same as 1.0 is that right or no? what we can also do to look at another perspective is this: Limit 1^n n-> Infinity anyone? RAyRAy =) hehehe >Subject: [mg38201] 1^Infinity >From: "Ersek, Ted R" ErsekTR at navair.navy.mil To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >Date: 12/4/2002 12:54 AM Pacific Standard Time >Message-id: <askfsv$l1n$1 at smc.vnet.net> > > Hello, > Consider this: > > In[1]:= > 1^Infinity > > Out[1]= > Indeterminate > > --------- > I agree 1.0^Infinity is Indeterminate because 1.0 might be a bit less > than 1 or a bit greater than 1. > but isn't (1*1*1* ..... *1) simply the integer 1. > >--------- > Thanks, > > Ted Ersek > >