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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

22886	The modern idea of 'limit' allows infinite quantities to have a finite sum [Bardon]
	Full Idea: The concept of a 'limit' allows for an infinite number of finite quantities to add up to a finite sum.
	From: Adrian Bardon (Brief History of the Philosophy of Time [2013], 1 'Aristotle's')
	A reaction: This is only if the terms 'converge' on some end point. Limits are convenient fictions.