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infinite

in·fi·nite [ ínfənit ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not measurable: without any finite or measurable limits

2. exceedingly great: very great in size, number, degree, or extent
He took infinite pains over it.

3. mathematics greater than any assigned value: greater in number, size, or scope than any arbitrarily assigned value

4. mathematics with unlimited spatial extent: having unlimited spatial extent

5. mathematics with indefinitely many elements: having an indefinitely extendable number of terms or elements

6. mathematics supporting one-to-one relationship: describes a set able to be put into a one-to-one mathematical correspondence with a subset of itself



noun 
Definition:
 
something infinite: something that is infinite, e.g. space

[14th century. Via French< Latin infinitus "not bounded" < finitus (see finite)]

in·fi·nite·ly adverb
in·fi·nite·ness noun
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