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		Jweb_Guru on Nov 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1.5 is the midpoint between 0 and infinity in Ruby But the article is saying that in Ruby, it's 1.5, right? So it's not the same as here? Or were you referring to the general notion of a midpoint of an infinite range?

recursive on Nov 28, 2020 [–]

Right again. The "also" is a reference to the parent comment.

> In surreal numbers [1], the midpoint between 0 and infinity would be the simplest number greater than 0, which is { 0 | } = 1

Jweb_Guru on Nov 28, 2020 | [–]

Oh, I see! For some reason I didn't spot the parent comment.

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