TitleFighting With Infinity: A Proposal for The Addition of New Terminology |
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AuthorsLecturer Gail Brekke, Prairie View A & M University, United States of America |
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AbstractThis paper proposes the addition of two new terms, afinite and unfinite to supplement the current terminology of finite and infinite. The restrictions of the current terminology used in science, math, and linguistics result in inaccurate conclusions. The new terms are defined both linearly and through the medium of a Punnett Square, and explained through both theoretical and applied uses. Articles using only the traditional terms reveal the shortcomings of using two narrowly defined terms. Using four terms, instead of the traditional two, results in more accurate and truthful knowledge. This paper does not attempt to determine whether specific theories, including Cantor's set theory, Baye's Theorem, or Chomsky's Discrete Infinity Theory are correct or incorrect: it simply argues for the addition of two new terms in order to more accurately define ideas. Science is not black or white, with no gray areas. Yet only two terms exist to define small and extremely small (or large or extremely large): finite or infinite. What about the gray areas that exist in between? A system with changing values is referred to as infinite, but it really isn’t; at any point in time, the quantity can be counted- it is not simple “infinite,” and to refer to it as such is both oversimplifying and inaccurate. |
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Keywordsinfinity, afinite, finite unfinite |
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CitationBrekke, G. (2019). Fighting With Infinity: A Proposal for The Addition of New Terminology. In M. Shelley & V. Akerson (Eds.), Proceedings of IConSES 2019--International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (pp. 32-44). Monument, CO, USA: ISTES Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2024 from 2019.iconses.net/proceedings/30/. |
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