john dlugosz dhcgnd702sneakemailcom tsa thomassandlassatbarcocom perl 6 wrote recall handle concept inf1 etc yes hyperreals stay within realm set theory im sure quick reading indicates ℝ contains infinitely large numbers maintain properties addition infinity evenodd 0infby2 1infby2 indexed follows say evenodd3 6 say evenoddinf1 3 say evenodd3 0 2 4 say evenoddinf 3 1 3 5 even finite case one know index transition even odd made infinite case point nice name inf thats good question one expect say substrab x inf ba x inf inf1 inf1 print bb rational structure ababbaba thats way works agree length file comprehension could number ℝ infinitely large regular ℝ still less order 1 1 make sense needs specific infinitely large integer generic singularity inf case fact many different systems reason free choose module built example c use conwaysurreal could export new meanings infix inf num return surreal number core language mandating inf type every programmer must aware potentially infinite loops etc programmer aware inf behaves comparisons arithmetic rule x xℝ x john thu 07 aug 2008 081908 0500 new article romp infinity