Why Do Infinity and Half-Infinity Both Equal the Same Number?

Examples

1. Splitting an endless line of people into two lines still leaves both with infinitely many people.
2. Even if you take away all the odd numbers from a list that goes on forever, there’s still infinity left behind.
3. You can have half-infinity, and it’ll still feel as infinite as before.

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See also

• Why Do Infinity and Infinity Not Always Add Up?
• What Is Infinity — And Why Does It Come In Different Sizes?
• Why Do Numbers Sometimes Seem to Disappear?
• Why Does Infinity Keep Changing Shape?
• Why Do Infinite Sets Behave So Oddly?

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