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My lecturer posted a question asking why ""Real Analysis is all about infinity"

Why is this so?
 
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Tompo said:
My lecturer posted a question asking why ""Real Analysis is all about infinity"

Why is this so?

What do you think real analysis is about?

The question is mean to be provocative, to get you to think about the bigger picture of what you are studying.

CB
 

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