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The [[Isha Upanishad]] of the [[Yajurveda]] (c. 4th to 3rd century BC) states that "if you remove a part from infinity or add a part to infinity, still what remains is infinity".
 
The [[Isha Upanishad]] of the [[Yajurveda]] (c. 4th to 3rd century BC) states that "if you remove a part from infinity or add a part to infinity, still what remains is infinity".
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:'''{{Unicode|Pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idam}}''' (That is full, this is full)
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:'''Pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idam}}''' (That is full, this is full)
:'''{{Unicode|pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate}}''' (From the full, the full is subtracted)
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:'''pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate}}''' (From the full, the full is subtracted)
:'''{{Unicode|pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya}}''' (When the full is taken from the full)
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:'''pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya}}''' (When the full is taken from the full)
:'''{{Unicode|pūrṇam evāvasiṣyate'''}} (The full still will remain.) - [[Isha Upanishad]]
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:'''pūrṇam evāvasiṣyate'''}} (The full still will remain.) - [[Isha Upanishad]]
    
The Indian [[Indian mathematics|mathematical]] text ''Surya Prajnapti'' (c. [[400 BC]]) classifies all numbers into three sets: enumerable, innumerable, and infinite. Each of these was further subdivided into three orders:
 
The Indian [[Indian mathematics|mathematical]] text ''Surya Prajnapti'' (c. [[400 BC]]) classifies all numbers into three sets: enumerable, innumerable, and infinite. Each of these was further subdivided into three orders:

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