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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by dibujante on Friday June 29, 2018 @03:05PM (#17426869)
It means you have a chance of living forever that asymptotically approaches, but does not reach, zero.
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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by frgtpsswrdlame on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:09PM (#17427893)
Isn't that just Zeno's paradox rephrased for aging? If I shoot this arrow it will asymptotically approach but never actually reach you.
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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by theoh on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:42PM (#17428072)
No, in the case of Zeno, we all agree that the arrow would impact at time t, we just argue that you can take tiny timesteps so you never get there. But after time t, the target has definitely been hit.
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Re:There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives hu... by goatlover on Friday June 29, 2018 @03:51PM (#17427315)
Assuming you can survive the heat death of the universe, and other events not so friendly to biology prior to that point.

It just sounds dumb because it doesn't take into account any physical limitations that would make the curve reach zero.

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