infinity
/ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size; A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted
- plural
- infinities
Meanings
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Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size
Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.
Tatoeba · deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Infinity can't really be understood by the human mind.
Tatoeba · Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted
- 3
An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without boundrare
- 4
A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases furtherrare
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The symbol ∞rare