Without the theorem of the excluded middle, all kinds of difficulties arise. In fact, many mathematical proofs are based on ...

So what's going on with infinity? "This calculation is one of the best-kept secrets in math," said Edward Frenkel, a mathematics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of ...

In Math, we often talk of how a function behaves as a variable approaches limits at infinity. That is, if we let “x” take on larger and larger values, what happens to the value of “y” it creates? It ...

“Infinity” is a strange idea. But it’s crucial if you want to understand anything from philosophy to mathematics. Here’s why. There are three broad domains where infinity can be applied.

Yaroslav Sergeyev has invented a new kind of arithmetic and patented the "infinity computer" in the U.S. and Europe.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Actor Dev Patel attends 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' New York Screening at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ...

“Leaning Towards Infinity: How My Mother’s Apron Unfolds Into My Life,” by Sue Woolfe. Vintage Books. 393 pages. $24.95. If you tilt the number eight on its side, its voluptuous c… ...

Dev Patel, right, plays Ramanujan, a self-taught mathematics prodigy from India at Cambridge University, and Jeremy Irons plays his mentor, professor G.H. Hardy, in “The Man Who Knew Infinity.” ...

Of course, infinity is not a number that can be added like one hundred, so the analogy did not hold. Indeed, infinity is one of those math concepts that lead one to wonder if they are studying math or ...