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Infinite Expressions
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"The infinite is always in potency, never in act" (Aristotle. Metaphysics).

"Mathematics is the science of the infinite" (Hermann Weyl).

"Infinity is but a peculiar turn given to generality" (Charles Sanders Peirce).



Examples of infinite expressions
  1. ([1...]*2]−1) // rep. (1 3 5 5 7 ...)

    This expression is equivalent to
    ( (1 3 ...) )

  2. (1÷[1 ...]) // rep. (1 1 1÷2 1÷3 1÷4 ...)

  3. +⊣(1÷[1...]) // rep. (1 + 1÷2 + 1÷3 + ...) (harmonic series)

  4. +⊣(1÷[1...]^2]) // rep. (1 + 1÷1÷2^2) + 1÷3^2) + 1÷4^2) + ...)

Parameterized infinite expressions
  1. (p(n) = {n n+1 n+2 n+3 ...})
    is represented by:

    ⟨( p(n) = {n...} )⟩

  2. (q(n1 n2) = {n1+n2 (n1+1)*(n2+1) (n1+2)*(n2+2)...})
    is represented by:

    ⟨( q(n1 n2) = {n1…⌋+⌊n2…⌋} )⟩

Infinite higher order expressions

They are infinite expressions of infinite expressions. Examples:
  1. Infinite sequence of infinite sequences:

    ((1 2 3 ...) (1 2 3 ...) (1 2 3 ...) ...)
    is represented as:

    ( ( ( 1... )☆) )

  2. Infinite set of infinite sets:

    {{1 2 3 ...} {2 3 4 ...} {3 4 5 ...} ...}
    is represented as:

    { {[1…]…} }