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infinitieth en · ADJ

Etymology

From infinity + -eth.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) At position infinity in a sequence.
    • Every number whose expression in decimals requires but a finite number of places of decimals is commensurable. Therefore, incommensurable numbers suppose an infinitieth place of decimals. 1892, Charles Sanders Peirce, The Law of Mind:
    • I arrived at the foot of the tower with me hearty Master Builder crew, only to find the Kragle was all the way up on the infinitieth floor, guarded by a robot army. 2014, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie:
    • Watling's suggestion is of no help at all in explaining how to form an actual infinite by successive addition. To do so would necessitate adding an 'infinitieth' element, which is absurd. 1979, William Lane Craig, The Kalām Cosmological Argument, page 183: