infinity

infinity
a) Limitlessness, unlimitedness, something which is growing without limits or bounds.
b) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.

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  • Infinity — • The infinite, as the word indicates, is that which has no end, no limit, no boundary, and therefore cannot be measured by a finite standard, however often applied; it is that which cannot be attained by successive addition, not exhausted by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Infinity — In*fin i*ty, n.; pl. {Infinities}. [L. infinitas; pref. in not + finis boundary, limit, end: cf. F. infinit[ e]. See {Finite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity. Sir T. More. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • infinity — late 14c., from O.Fr. infinité infinity; large number or quantity (13c.), from L. infinitatem (nom. infinitas) boundlessness, endlessness, from infinitus boundless, unlimited (see INFINITE (Cf. infinite)). Infinitas was used as a loan translation …   Etymology dictionary

  • Infinity II — will be a skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. Located in the southern Brickell Financial District, it will rank in the top ten tallest buildings in Miami. Construction on the building has begun recently, and it is expected to be complete in… …   Wikipedia

  • infinity — [in fin′i tē] n. pl. infinities [ME infinite < OFr infinité < L infinitas] 1. the quality of being infinite 2. anything infinite; endless or unlimited space, time, distance, quantity, etc. 3. an indefinitely large number or amount 4. Geom.… …   English World dictionary

  • infinity — index perpetuity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • infinity — [n] endlessness beyond, boundlessness, continuity, continuum, endless time, eternity, expanse, extent, immeasurability, immensity, infinitude, limitlessness, myriad, perpetuity, sempiternity, space, ubiquity, unlimited space, vastitude, vastness; …   New thesaurus

  • infinity — ► NOUN (pl. infinities) 1) the state or quality of being infinite. 2) a very great number or amount. 3) Mathematics a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ). 4) a point in space or time that is or seems… …   English terms dictionary

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