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How Big Is Infinity?

Infinity is big - really, really big. It's beyond massive and enormous, through gigantic, and out the other end. You think it would take a long time to count to 1,000? Just try counting to infinity.

How long would it take?

Forever. No really, it would. Even if you started now, and did nothing else but count - except eat your tea and sleep - you'd still never get there. There's no point where you'd go "nine squillion and ninety nine gazillion….infinity!"

So, is infinity a number?

No. It's a concept, invented by mathematicians to do some very complicated maths.

Er… what's a concept?

It's a big idea. And infinity is a really, really BIG idea. Some of the greatest brains in history have grappled with the concept of infinity, and most of them went mad.

Anything else I should know about infinity?

There's a symbol for infinity - it's like a number 8 lying down. There are lots of other things to know about infinity…but if I told you, you'd probably go mad!

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