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Trusty Narrator: 我认为无限不是一个数字，而是一个概念，代表着没有尽头的事物。虽然我们熟知一些非常大的数字，比如Google和Googleplex，但它们仍然是有限的，可以被超越。数学家们甚至发现了比Googleplex更大的数字，比如格雷厄姆数，但这些数字仍然无法完全写出来。无限的概念不仅仅存在于大数中，也存在于小数中，例如1和2之间就存在无限多个数字。无限是无止境的，它超越了我们对数字大小的传统理解。 Tenos: 我最初认为无限是最大的数字，并且渴望拥有代表无限的无限立方体。但通过Trusty Narrator的解释，我意识到无限实际上不是一个数字，而是一个概念，一个没有终点的想法。这让我感到非常失望，因为我一直认为无限是可以被掌握和利用的。现在我知道，无限是无法被衡量的，它超越了任何具体的数字。

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This chapter explores the concept of infinity, starting from basic definitions and questions about whether it's a number or not. It also compares infinity with large numbers like a billion and shows that infinity is an idea, not a number.
  • Infinity is not a number but an idea.
  • There are many large numbers like a billion, trillion, and even a googolplex.
  • Some large numbers are made up.

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Is Infinity a number? What is the biggest number? Can the largest number actually be written out?

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