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in·fi·nite I0129500 (ĭn′fə-nĭt)adj.1. Having no boundaries or limits; impossible to measure or calculate. See Synonyms at incalculable.2. Immeasurably great or large; boundless: infinite patience; a discovery of infinite importance.3. Mathematics a. Existing beyond or being greater than any arbitrarily large value.b. Unlimited in spatial extent: a line of infinite length.c. Of or relating to a set capable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with a proper subset of itself.n. Something infinite. [Middle English infinit, from Old French, from Latin īnfīnītus : in-, not; see in-1 + fīnītus, finite, from past participle of fīnīre, to limit; see finite.] in′fi·nite·ly adv.in′fi·nite·ness n.infinite (ˈɪnfɪnɪt) adj1. a. having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitudeb. (as noun; preceded by the): the infinite. 2. extremely or immeasurably great or numerous: infinite wealth. 3. all-embracing, absolute, or total: God's infinite wisdom. 4. (Mathematics) maths a. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etc: an infinite series. b. (of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itselfc. (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integration. Compare finite2 ˈinfinitely adv ˈinfiniteness nin•fi•nite (ˈɪn fə nɪt) adj. 1. immeasurably great: infinite patience. 2. indefinitely or exceedingly great: infinite sums of money. 3. unbounded or unlimited; boundless; endless. 4. Math. a. not finite. b. (of a set) having elements that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset that is not the given set. n. 5. something that is infinite. 6. the boundless regions of space. 7. the Infinite or the Infinite Being, God. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin infīnītus boundless. See in-3, finite] in′fi•nite•ly, adv. in′fi•nite•ness, n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | infinite - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"spaceattribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entitylocation - a point or extent in spaceabsolute space - physical space independent of what occupies itphase space - (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance; "a multidimensional phase space"mathematical space, topological space - (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional"outer space, space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | Adj. | 1. | infinite - having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth"immortal - not subject to deathfinite - bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent | | 2. | infinite - of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"non-finitegrammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)finite - of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person | | 3. | infinite - too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"countless, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerableincalculable - not capable of being computed or enumerated | | 4. | infinite - total and all-embracing; "God's infinite wisdom"absolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" |
infiniteadjective1. vast, enormous, immense, wide, countless, innumerable, untold, stupendous, incalculable, immeasurable, inestimable, numberless, uncounted, measureless, uncalculable an infinite variety of landscapes2. enormous, total, supreme, absolute, all-embracing, unbounded With infinite care, he shifted positions.3. limitless, endless, unlimited, eternal, perpetual, never-ending, interminable, boundless, everlasting, bottomless, unending, inexhaustible, immeasurable, without end, unbounded, numberless, measureless, illimitable, without number There is an infinite number of atoms limitless limited, finite, measurable, bounded, restricted, circumscribedQuotations "What you see, yet cannot see over, is as good as infinite" [Thomas Carlyle Sartor Resartus]infiniteadjective1. Having no ends or limits:boundless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable, limitless, measureless, unbounded, unlimited.2. Without beginning or end:eternal, sempiternal.3. Too great to be calculated:countless, immeasurable, incalculable, incomputable, inestimable, innumerable, measureless, uncountable.Translationsinfinite (ˈinfinit) adjective1. without end or limits. We believe that space is infinite. 無限的 无限的2. very great. Infinite damage could be caused by such a mistake. 巨大的 巨大的ˈinfinitely adverb extremely; to a very great degree. The time at which our sun will finally cease to burn is infinitely far away. 無窮地 无穷地ˈinfiniteness noun 無限 无限inˈfinity (-ˈfi-) noun1. space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small. 無限 无限2. in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance. Parallel lines meet at infinity. 無窮大 无穷大infinite
in (one's) (infinite) wisdomUsed ironically when describing one's action or decision that the speaker thinks was particularly stupid or ill advised. The management, in their infinite wisdom, decided to cut employees' benefits while demanding that they work even longer hours.See also: wisdomGenius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.What appears as exceptional intellectual and/or creative capacity is actually the ability to continually exert great effort and attention to detail. Maybe these designers are born with some innate brilliance, but their designs are the result of a laser focus on getting all the details right. Ultimately, genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.See also: capacity, genius, infinite, takingGenius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.Prov. Genius is the quality of being exceedingly careful about everything you do. If genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains, Marilyn certainly has it. She never overlooks a single detail that needs attention.See also: capacity, genius, infinite, pain, takinginfinite
infinite Mathsa. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etc. b. (of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itself c. (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integration infinite[′in·fə·nət] (mathematics) Larger than any fixed number. infinite (mathematics)1. Bigger than any natural number. There arevarious formal set definitions in set theory: a set X isinfinite if
(i) There is a bijection between X and a proper subset of X.
(ii) There is an injection from the set N of natural numbersto X.
(iii) There is an injection from each natural number n to X.
These definitions are not necessarily equivalent unless weaccept the Axiom of Choice.
2. The length of a line extended indefinitely.
See also infinite loop, infinite set.infinite Related to infinite: Infinite setSynonyms for infiniteadj vastSynonyms- vast
- enormous
- immense
- wide
- countless
- innumerable
- untold
- stupendous
- incalculable
- immeasurable
- inestimable
- numberless
- uncounted
- measureless
- uncalculable
adj enormousSynonyms- enormous
- total
- supreme
- absolute
- all-embracing
- unbounded
adj limitlessSynonyms- limitless
- endless
- unlimited
- eternal
- perpetual
- never-ending
- interminable
- boundless
- everlasting
- bottomless
- unending
- inexhaustible
- immeasurable
- without end
- unbounded
- numberless
- measureless
- illimitable
- without number
Antonyms- limited
- finite
- measurable
- bounded
- restricted
- circumscribed
Synonyms for infiniteadj having no ends or limitsSynonyms- boundless
- endless
- illimitable
- immeasurable
- limitless
- measureless
- unbounded
- unlimited
adj without beginning or endSynonymsadj too great to be calculatedSynonyms- countless
- immeasurable
- incalculable
- incomputable
- inestimable
- innumerable
- measureless
- uncountable
Synonyms for infinitenoun the unlimited expanse in which everything is locatedSynonymsRelated Words- attribute
- location
- absolute space
- phase space
- mathematical space
- topological space
- outer space
- space
- aerospace
adj having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitudeRelated WordsAntonymsadj of verbsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj too numerous to be countedSynonyms- countless
- innumerable
- innumerous
- multitudinous
- myriad
- numberless
- uncounted
- unnumberable
- unnumbered
- unnumerable
Related Wordsadj total and all-embracingRelated Words |