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Digital infinity is a technical term in theoretical linguistics. Alternative formulations are "discrete infinity" and "the infinite use of finite means". The idea is that all human languages follow a simple logical principle, according to which a limited set of digits—irreducible atomic sound elements—are combined to produce an infinite range of potentially meaningful expressions. Language is, at its core, a system that is both digital and infinite. To my knowledge, there is no other biological system with these properties.... — Noam Chomsky[1] It remains for us to examine the spiritual element of speech ... this marvelous invention of composing from twenty-five or thirty sounds an infinite variety of words, which, although not having any resemblance in themselves to that which passes through our minds, nevertheless do not fail to reveal to others all of the secrets of the mind, and to make intelligible to others who cannot penetrate into the mind all that we conceive and all of the di

Digital infinity - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Term in theoretical linguistics Digital infinity is a technical term in theoretical linguistics . Alternative formulations are "discrete infinity" and "the infinite use of finite means". The idea is that all human languages follow a simple logical principle, according to which a limited set of digits—irreducible atomic sound elements—are combined to produce an infinite range of potentially meaningful expressions. Frontispiece and title page of the Dialogue Language is, at its core, a system that is both digital

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