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infinity
- /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
- [ɪnˈfɪnɪɾi] US
Rhymes with -ɪnɪti
Where it comes from
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.
noun infinities
- Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. concept of infinity
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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
Similar: mul:∞
- An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
- 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 ∞.
Similar: boundlessness, endlessness, infiniteness, infinitude, infinity, limitlessness, unendingness, unlimitedness, ∞ · Opposite: finity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eternity, forever, infinite, everlasting, void, plenty, publishing, denumerable, probe, catheter, infiniti, infinitum, malp, endlessness, perpetuity, limitlessness
noun
Similar: boundlessness, endlessness, infiniteness, infinitude, infinity, limitlessness, unendingness, unlimitedness, ∞ · Opposite: finity
Translations
Every language
noun endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit
| Español | infinidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무한 muhan |
| 日本語 | 無限 mugen |
| 中文 | 無限 /无限 wúxiàn |
| हिन्दी | अनंत anant |
| Português | infinito, infinidade |
| Français | infinité |
| Deutsch | Unendlichkeit |
| Română | infinitate |
| Русский | бесконе́чность beskonéčnostʹ, безграни́чность bezgraníčnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | vô cực |
| עברית | אֵינְסוֹף einsóf |
noun a number that has an infinite, uncountable numerical value
| Español | infinito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무한대 muhandae |
| 日本語 | 無限大 mugendai |
| Português | infinito |
| Français | infinité |
| Ελληνικά | άπειρο ápeiro |
| Română | infinit |
| Русский | бесконе́чность beskonéčnostʹ |
noun a number which is very large compared to some characteristic number
| Español | infinidad |
|---|---|
| Português | infinito |
| Français | infini |
| Română | infinit, nesfârșit |
| Русский | бесконе́чность beskonéčnostʹ |
noun the symbol ∞
| Español | infinito |
|---|---|
| Português | infinito |
| Français | infini |
| Deutsch | Unendlichkeit |
| Română | infinit |
| Русский | бесконе́чность beskonéčnostʹ |
Talk about this word "infinity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infinity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infinity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infinity "infinity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infinity.Cite this
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title = {infinity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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