INFINITY

Infinity

Infinity is an abstract concept describing something without any limit and is 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".

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infinity

Noun

  1. Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit.
  2. A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
  3. 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. The symbol ∞.


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