English
Etymology
From Latin infinitas, unlimitedness, from negative prefix in-, not, + finis, end, + noun of state suffix -tas
Noun
en-noun|infinities|-
- Limitlessness, unlimitedness, something which is growing without limits or bounds.
- A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
- 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 further.
- The symbol ∞.
Usage notes
In mathematics there are several different infinities; see transfinite.
Translations
trans-top|Limitlessness, unlimitedness, something which is growing without limits or bounds
Czech: t-|cs|nekoneÄno|n
Finnish: t|fi|loputtomuus, t|fi|äärettömyys, t|fi|rajattomuus
French: t|fr|infinité|f
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Japanese: Jpan|ç„¡é™ (Jpan|ã‚€ã’ã‚“, mugen)
Romanian: t-|ro|infinitate|f
Spanish: infinidad
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trans-top|A number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value
Japanese: Jpan|ç„¡é™å¤§ (Jpan|ã‚€ã’ã‚“ã ã„, mugendai)
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Spanish: t+|es|infinito
Swedish: t|sv|oändlighet|c
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trans-top|A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number
Spanish: infinidad
Swedish: t|sv|oändlighet|c
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trans-top|The symbol ∞
Finnish: t-|fi|ääretön
French: t|fr|infini|m
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Spanish: infinito
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Italian: infinito, infinitÃ
ttbc|Latin: infinitas f
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ttbc|Malay: ketakterhinggaan
ttbc|Telugu: అనంతం (anantam)
Related terms
finish
finite
infinite
infinitesimal
See also
rfc-level|See also at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Related terms)
eternal
eternity
transfinite
zh-min-nan:infinity
fa:infinity
fr:infinity
id:infinity
ja:infinity
te:infinity
vi:infinity
zh:infinity
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