Khatin-Zadeh Omid, Farsani Danyal, Eskandari Zahra
School of Foreign Languages, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Department of Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Front Psychol. 2024 Jan 24;14:1321940. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1321940. eCollection 2023.
In this article, we discuss the embodiment of infinity as one of fundamental concepts in mathematics. In contrast to the embodiment of many other mathematical concepts, the embodiment of infinity is an endless dynamic process. In embodying +∞, an object moves rightward toward a previously-set limit and passes it. Then, a new limit is set on the right side of the moving object. The moving object continues its movement and passes it as well. The moving object can pass any limit. In other words, there is no impassable limit for it. In embodying -∞, a similar process happens but the movement is leftward. Embodiment of infinitely small quantities has a basic similarity to the embodiment of infinitely large quantities, although it is different in some respects. We call the embodiment of infinity as . It is iterative because the process of setting a new limit and passing it is repeated endlessly. Finally, it is suggested that in the process of embodying infinitely large and infinitely small quantities, the visual system and the motor system play important roles, as this process involves spatial concepts and movement.
在本文中,我们讨论了无穷大作为数学基本概念之一的体现。与许多其他数学概念的体现不同,无穷大的体现是一个无尽的动态过程。在体现正无穷大时,一个物体向右朝着预先设定的极限移动并越过它。然后,在移动物体的右侧设定一个新的极限。移动物体继续移动并也越过它。移动物体可以越过任何极限。换句话说,对它而言不存在不可逾越的极限。在体现负无穷大时,会发生类似的过程,但移动方向是向左。无穷小量的体现与无穷大量的体现基本相似,尽管在某些方面有所不同。我们将无穷大的体现称为 。它是迭代的,因为设定新极限并越过它的过程会无休止地重复。最后,有人提出在体现无穷大量和无穷小量的过程中,视觉系统和运动系统起着重要作用,因为这个过程涉及空间概念和运动。