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Last year I made the mistake of asking ChatGPT what the world would look like if `∞ === -∞` and it took me seriously (I think) and led me on an hours-long dance
by rikroots 5mo ago
Last year I made the mistake of asking ChatGPT what the world would look like if `∞ === -∞` and it took me seriously (I think) and led me on an hours-long dance where in the end it had me trying to prove, mathematically, that `2 > 1` ... and it was at that point I realised that I'm not cut out to think in numbers and maybe it was for the best that I failed my end-of-school Maths exam
- BigTTYGothGF 5mo ago> Last year I made the mistake of asking ChatGPT That's the only way to ask it. But in the spirit of generosity you may be interested in the "one-point compactification of the line".
- gucci-on-fleek 5mo agoAs the other reply alluded to, this is actually a real thing [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectively_extended_real_line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectively_extended_real_lin...