infinity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin īnfīnitās (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + fīnis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tās. By surface analysis, infinite + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
The desert stretched out toward the horizon as if into infinity.
concept of infinity
Richard Feynman, who shared the 1965 Nobel Prize with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga for this breakthrough, referred to this sleight of hand as “brushing infinity under the rug.”
2012 January 14, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86:
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(countable) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.
2012 January 14, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86:
- (countable) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The symbol ∞.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infinities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
infinity scarf · infinity pool · infinity sign · infinityfold · infinity box · collect like infinity stones · zero one infinity rule · infinity transmitter · point at infinity · coinfinity · infinity shot · infinity-edge pool · axiom of infinity · infinity symbol · null infinity
Hyponyms
Relateds
eternity · infinitesimal · finish · infinitieth · infinite · finite · infinitude · eternal · transfinite
Synonyms
unlimitedness · limitlessness · endlessness · boundlessness · infinity · infiniteness · infinitude · mul:∞ · unendingness · ∞
Translations (115)
ko 무한대 (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · hu végtelenség (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · es infinidad (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · pl lemniskata (the symbol ∞) · la īnfīnitās (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · tr sonsuzluk (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sv ändlöshet (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · eo infinito (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · ja 無限 (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · tl awanggan (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh beskonačnost (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · fr infinité (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ja 無限大 (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · ms infiniti (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · lv bezgalība (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · fi ääretön (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · ga éigríoch (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · de Unendlichkeit (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · bg безкрайност (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sa अदिति (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · pl nieskończoność (the symbol ∞) · id ananta (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ro nesfârșit (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · da uendelighed (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · bg безкрайност (the symbol ∞) · fr infinité (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · pl bezbrzeże (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · id ketakberhinggaan (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · pt infinito (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · es infinito (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · he אֵינְסוֹף (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sq pafundësi (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh beskrajnost (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · tr sonsuz (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · ta முடிவிலி (the symbol ∞) · hi अनंत (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · eu infinitu (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ta முடிவிலி (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · tr sonsuz (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · ang unġeendodlīcnes (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · hy անսահմանություն (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ca infinitat (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ms ketidakterhinggaan (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · sv oändlighet (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · es infinito (the symbol ∞) · cmn 無限 /无限 (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ru бесконе́чность (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · uz cheksizlik (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · pt infinito (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ml അനന്തത (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ms ketidakterhinggaan (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · th อนันต์ (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · kn ಅನಂತ (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ka უსასრულობა (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · is óendanleiki (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ro infinit (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · gv neuyerinaght (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · kmr bêdawî (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · tl awanggan (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · bg безкрайност (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · pt infinito (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · se agálašvuohta (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ga éigríoch (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh bȅskonačnōst (the symbol ∞) · sv oändlighet (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ro infinitate (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · nl oneindigheid (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · af oneindigheid (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · fi rajattomuus (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ru безграни́чность (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ru бесконе́чность (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · el άπειρο (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · cy anfeidredd (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · lt begalybė (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · pl symbol nieskończoności (the symbol ∞) · ru бесконе́чность (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · fi loputtomuus (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ru бесконе́чность (the symbol ∞) · eo senfineco (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ms ketidakterhinggaan (the symbol ∞) · pt infinidade (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ro infinit (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · id tak hingga (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ko 무한 (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sv oändlighetstecken (the symbol ∞) · fi ääretön (the symbol ∞) · tl awanggan (the symbol ∞) · ilo awan inggana (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · pt infinito (the symbol ∞) · mr अनंत (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · fi ääretön (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · ms infiniti (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · de Unendlichkeit (the symbol ∞) · fi äärettömyys (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ro infinit (the symbol ∞) · mn хязгааргүй (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh бесконачност (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · hu végtelen (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · mg tsiefa (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · es infinidad (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sv oändlighet (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · et lõpmatus (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · ca infinitat (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · fr infini (the symbol ∞) · as অসীম (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · bn অসীম (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh bȅskonačnōst (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · tr sonsuz (the symbol ∞) · cs nekonečno (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh bȅskonačnōst (a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value) · ms infiniti (the symbol ∞) · fr infini (a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number) · vi vô cực (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · pl nieskończoność (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) · sh бескрајност (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit)