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		jameshart on May 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) Infinite literally means ‘without end’. Finite means ‘something that finishes’. Infinite means ‘something that does not finish’.

dragonwriter on May 3, 2023 [–]

Etymology is not the same thing as denotation.

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