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infinite

American  
[in-fuh-nit] / ˈɪn fə nɪt /

adjective

  1. immeasurably great.

    an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
    Synonyms:
    tremendous, immense, enormous
    Antonyms:
    limited, small

  2. indefinitely or exceedingly great.

    infinite sums of money.

  3. unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time, etc..

    the infinite nature of outer space.

  4. unbounded or unlimited; boundless; endless.

    God's infinite mercy.

  5. Mathematics.

    1. not finite.

    2. (of a set) having elements that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset that is not the given set.

noun

  1. something that is infinite.

  2. Mathematics. an infinite quantity or magnitude.

  3. the boundless regions of space.

  4. the Infinite (Being), God.

infinite British  
/ ˈɪnfɪnɪt /

adjective

    1. having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitude

    2. ( as noun; preceded by the )

      the infinite

  2. extremely or immeasurably great or numerous

    infinite wealth

  3. all-embracing, absolute, or total

    God's infinite wisdom

  4. maths

    1. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etc

      an infinite series

    2. (of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itself

    3. (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integration Compare finite

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infinite Scientific  
/ ĭn′fə-nĭt /

  1. Relating to a set that can be put into a one-to-one correspondence with some proper subset of its own members.

  2. Relating to or being a numerical quantity describing the size of such a set.

  3. Being without an upper or lower numerical bound.

Other Word Forms

  • infinitely adverb
  • infiniteness noun
  • noninfinite adjective
  • noninfinitely adverb
  • noninfiniteness noun
  • quasi-infinite adjective
  • quasi-infinitely adverb
  • superinfinite adjective
  • superinfinitely adverb
  • superinfiniteness noun
  • uninfinite adjective
  • uninfinitely adverb
  • uninfiniteness noun

Etymology

Origin of infinite

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin infīnītus “boundless, endless”; equivalent to in- 3 + finite

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