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| in·fin·i·ty [ in fínnətee ] (plural in·fin·i·ties) |
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1. something without limits: limitless time, space, or distance
  Beyond the Earth lay infinity.
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2. something too great to count: an amount or number so great that it cannot be counted
an infinity of stars
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3. state of being infinite: the state or quality of being infinite
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4. mathematics concept of being always unlimited: the concept of being unlimited by always being larger than any imposed value or boundary. For some purposes this may be considered as being the same as one divided by zero.
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5. mathematics geometric point at infinite distance: a part of a geometric figure situated an infinite distance from the observer, e.g. the hypothetical point at which parallel lines meet in Euclidean geometry
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6. optics infinitely distant point: a point sufficiently far from a lens or mirror that the light emitted from it falls in parallel rays on the surface
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| [14th century. < French infinité< Latin infinitus (see infinite)] |
