Imagine you have an endless row of cookies. No matter how many you eat, there are always more left, this is like infinity. Now imagine two groups of cookies: one with just regular cookies and another with regular and chocolate chips. Even though both go on forever, the second group has more kinds of infinity. That’s what makes some infinities feel bigger than others.
Examples
- Imagine a never-ending line of jellybeans, this is like counting to infinity.
- If you have two jars with infinite candies, one has just chocolate ones, the other also has gummy worms. Both are infinite, but the second jar feels bigger.
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See also
- What Makes Infinity So Bizarre?
- Why Does Infinity Sometimes Behave Like a Number?
- What is infinity?
- What Is Infinity — And Why Does It Come In Different Sizes?
- Can numbers grow forever?