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adjective
1.
immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
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.
a.
not finite.
b.
(of a set) having elements that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset that is not the given set.
noun
6.
something that is infinite.
7.
Mathematics. an infinite quantity or magnitude.
8.
the boundless regions of space.
9.
the Infinite (Being), God.
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Infiniteness
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Related forms
in·fi·nite·ly, adverb
in·fi·nite·ness, noun
non·in·fi·nite, adjective, noun
non·in·fi·nite·ly, adverb
non·in·fi·nite·ness, noun
EXPANDqua·si-in·fi·nite, adjective
qua·si-in·fi·nite·ly, adverb
su·per·in·fi·nite, adjective
su·per·in·fi·nite·ly, adverb
su·per·in·fi·nite·ness, noun
un·in·fi·nite, adjective
un·in·fi·nite·ly, adverb
un·in·fi·nite·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. enormous, immense, tremendous.
1. enormous, immense, tremendous.
Antonyms
1. small, limited.
1. small, limited.
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| infinite (ˈɪnfɪnɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitude |
| b. (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 |
| a. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etc: an infinite series | |
| b. (of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itself | |
| c. Compare finite (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integration | |
| 'infinitely | |
| —adv | |
| 'infiniteness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
infinite
c.1385, from L. infinitus "unbounded, unlimited," from in- "not" + finitus "defining, definite," from finis "end" (see finish).
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