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The Infinity Machine
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greenend.org.uk
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19 points
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yters
on Sept 22, 2009
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djehuty
on Sept 22, 2009
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The properties of the outcome of a limit function or an infinite series are known to be, often, different to any finite part of that series or limit. Check the SEP under "supertasks"
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-supertasks/
rincewind
on Sept 22, 2009
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Is this machine equivalent to an oracle machine for the halting problem of turing machines?
stcredzero
on Sept 22, 2009
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AFAICT, yes.
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