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| in·fi·nite [ ínfənit ] |
adjective |
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1. not measurable: without any finite or measurable limits
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2. exceedingly great: very great in size, number, degree, or extent
  He took infinite pains over it.
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3. mathematics greater than any assigned value: greater in number, size, or scope than any arbitrarily assigned value
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4. mathematics with unlimited spatial extent: having unlimited spatial extent
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5. mathematics with indefinitely many elements: having an indefinitely extendable number of terms or elements
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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
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noun |
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something infinite: something that is infinite, e.g. space
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin infinitus "not bounded" < finitus (see finite)] |
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| in·fi·nite·ly adverb |
| in·fi·nite·ness noun |
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