infinite series

noun

, Mathematics.

a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are added successively in a given pattern; the sequence of partial sums of a given sequence.

First recorded in 1790–1800

They are that a thing cannot move itself, and that an actual infinite series is impossible.

There is the whole universe to dream over, and one's life is spent in the perpetual doing of an infinite series of little things.

From that meal to a Newport dinner what an infinite series of gradations!

The part of wisdom is to live as if to-day were our only day, and yet provide for an infinite series of to-morrows.

The possible variations in each factor together with their number makes an almost infinite series of such combinations possible.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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