What does infinity mean?

Definitions for infinity
ɪnˈfɪn ɪ tiin·fin·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eternity, infinitynoun

    time without end

Wiktionary

  1. infinitynoun

    Limitlessness, unlimitedness, something which is growing without limits or bounds.

  2. infinitynoun

    A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.

  3. infinitynoun

    A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.

  4. infinitynoun

    The symbol ∞.

  5. Etymology: From Latin infinitas, unlimitedness, from negative prefix in-, not, + finis, end, + noun of state suffix -tas

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Infinitynoun

    Etymology: infinité, French; infinitas, Latin.

    There cannot be more infinities than one; for one of them would limit the other. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

    The better, the more desirable; that therefore must be desirable, wherein there is infinity of goodness; so that if any thing desirable may be infinite, that must needs be the highest of all things that are desired: no good is infinite but only God, therefore he our felicity and bliss. Richard Hooker.

    has concealed faults under an infinity of admirable beauties. William Broome, Notes on the Odyssey.

    The liver, being swelled, compresseth the stomach, stops the circulation of the juices, and produceth an infinity of bad symptoms. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

Wikipedia

  1. Infinity

    Infinity is that which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is often denoted by the infinity symbol ∞ {\displaystyle \infty } . Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the philosophical nature of infinity was the subject of many discussions among philosophers. In the 17th century, with the introduction of the infinity symbol and the infinitesimal calculus, mathematicians began to work with infinite series and what some mathematicians (including l'Hôpital and Bernoulli) regarded as infinitely small quantities, but infinity continued to be associated with endless processes. As mathematicians struggled with the foundation of calculus, it remained unclear whether infinity could be considered as a number or magnitude and, if so, how this could be done. At the end of the 19th century, Georg Cantor enlarged the mathematical study of infinity by studying infinite sets and infinite numbers, showing that they can be of various sizes. For example, if a line is viewed as the set of all of its points, their infinite number (i.e., the cardinality of the line) is larger than the number of integers. In this usage, infinity is a mathematical concept, and infinite mathematical objects can be studied, manipulated, and used just like any other mathematical object. The mathematical concept of infinity refines and extends the old philosophical concept, in particular by introducing infinitely many different sizes of infinite sets. Among the axioms of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, on which most of modern mathematics can be developed, is the axiom of infinity, which guarantees the existence of infinite sets. The mathematical concept of infinity and the manipulation of infinite sets are used everywhere in mathematics, even in areas such as combinatorics that may seem to have nothing to do with them. For example, Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem implicitly relies on the existence of very large infinite sets for solving a long-standing problem that is stated in terms of elementary arithmetic. In physics and cosmology, whether the Universe is spatially infinite is an open question.

ChatGPT

  1. infinity

    Infinity is a concept that represents a limitless or endless quantity or extent. It refers to a state of being unbounded, unending, or beyond any specified limit or measure. In mathematics, it is symbolized as ∞ and used to denote a value greater than any finite number. Infinity can also refer to an idea or perception of boundlessness or eternal existence in contexts beyond mathematics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Infinitynoun

    unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity

  2. Infinitynoun

    unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections

  3. Infinitynoun

    endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties

  4. Infinitynoun

    a quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind

  5. Infinitynoun

    that part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity

  6. Etymology: [L. infinitas; pref. in- not + finis boundary, limit, end: cf. F. infinit. See Finite.]

Wikidata

  1. Infinity

    Infinity refers to something without any limit, and is a concept relevant in a number of fields, predominantly mathematics and physics. The English word infinity derives from Latin infinitas, which can be translated as "unboundedness", itself calqued from the Greek word apeiros, meaning "endless". In mathematics, "infinity" is often treated as if it were a number but it is not the same sort of number as the real numbers. In number systems incorporating infinitesimals, the reciprocal of an infinitesimal is an infinite number, i.e., a number greater than any real number. Georg Cantor formalized many ideas related to infinity and infinite sets during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the theory he developed, there are infinite sets of different sizes. For example, the set of integers is countably infinite, while the infinite set of real numbers is uncountable.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. infinity

    1. The largest value that can be represented in a particular type of variable (register, memory location, data type, whatever). 2. minus infinity: The smallest such value, not necessarily or even usually the simple negation of plus infinity. In N-bit twos-complement arithmetic, infinity is 2N-1 - 1 but minus infinity is - (2N-1), not -(2N-1 - 1). Note also that this is different from time T equals minus infinity, which is closer to a mathematician's usage of infinity.

Editors Contribution

  1. infinitynoun

    0.) In elements of expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be forever in motion steering and balancing a degree of this condition. 1.) The state or quality of being infinite. An infinite or very great number or amount. A point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant. 2.) A number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ♾️).

    Our Lord God declared his name infinity.

    Etymology: Forever


    Submitted by Tony_Elyon on January 18, 2024  


  2. infinity

    A known number, symbol and amount.

    Infinity always has existence.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of infinity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of infinity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of infinity in a Sentence

  1. Mariana Fulger:

    We are destined to be roots, trunks, branches, and wings. When flying is out of reach, we are two hands of dirt closer to infinity.

  2. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

    Your infinity number is the age you were at conception to the age you were at soul gift to the age you die. However you are one of many incarnations so you must add all these numbers to reach your full infinity asensuion number. If you know your asensuion number you can use it to rule your universe. Wjen you have this universe you must then understand it before going further on your spiritual journey. Then you will be given glimpses of other u-universes. These are not mistypes.

  3. Ahmed Korayem:

    Who I am and what I am are two entirely different and distinct entities. One I happen to know quite well, the other, I fear, I know nothing about and the space between the two is that which even infinity cannot occupy

  4. Ganga Sagar Pant:

    A person living near the Indian Ocean realizes the God in the infinity of the deep, blue ocean; where as a person living in the lap of the Himalayas, the Mt. Everest, realizes the God in the magnificence of the white mountains. Only political eyes divide these two people in two different faiths, but the truth is that both of them are trusting in two different creations of the same God.

  5. James Pitaro:

    You could easily imagine a scenario where we were to expand the toy box component of Infinity into AR or VR.

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