INFINITY

eternity, infinity

(noun) time without end

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

infinity (countable and uncountable, plural infinities)

(uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

(countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.

(countable, topology, analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.

(uncountable) 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.

(countable, uncountable) The symbol ∞.

Usage notes

In mathematics there are several different infinities; see transfinite.

Synonyms

• (absence of a beginning, end or limits to size): See also infinity

Antonyms

• finity

Source: Wiktionary

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In*fin"i*ty, n.; pl. Infinities. Etym: [L. infinitas; pref. in- not + finis boundary, limit, end: cf. F. infinité. See Finite.]

1. Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity. Sir T. More. There can not be more infinities than one; for one of them would limit the other. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections. Hooker.

3. Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties. Broome.

4. (Math.)

Definition: A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind.

Note: Mathematically considered, infinity is always a limit of a variable quantity, resulting from a particular supposition made upon the varying element which enters it. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ).

5. (Geom.)

Definition: 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. Circle at infinity, an imaginary circle at infinity, through which, in geometry of three dimensions, every sphere is imagined to pass.

– Circular points at infinity. See under Circular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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