| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC) |
Anaximander
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| straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity |
asymptote
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| (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe |
Chaos
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| distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear |
hyperfocal distance
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| mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
limit
,
limit point
,
point of accumulation
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