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Re: Correction on my response Re: What does "infinty as number" mean?

On 2009-03-01 19:03:23 -0600, Ralph Baker Kearfott wrote:
> Also, Inf-Inf would not occur if infinity is not
> a number, but the Cset interpretations would lead to
>
> Inf-Inf = [-Inf,Inf] if infinity is a number, so
>
> [0,Inf] - [0,Inf] = [-Inf,Inf]
>
> if infinity is a number, and
>
> [0,Inf) - [0,Inf) = [0,Inf)

I think you meant

  [0,Inf) - [0,Inf) = (-Inf,Inf)

> if infinity is not a number.

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