# math

is infinity a rational number or irrational number?

1. and why

posted by fesaresrs
2. Infinity is a quantity that can be compared with numbers, but the quantity itself is not a real number, therefore it is neither rational nor irrational.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity

posted by MathMate

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