infinity

noun

/ɪnˈfɪnəti/

(plural infinities)

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[uncountable]
(also infinities [plural])
the state of having no end or limit
- the infinity/infinities of space
[uncountable] a point far away that can never be reached
- The landscape seemed to stretch into infinity.
Extra Examples
- He could have jumped off the cliff into infinity.
- In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity.
- Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.
- Parallel lines appear to meet at infinity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + infinity
- extend into
- extend to
- stretch into
- …
preposition
- at infinity
- into infinity
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(symbol ∞)
[uncountable, countable] (mathematics) a number larger than any other
- The number tends towards infinity.
Topics Maths and measurementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + infinity
- approach
- tend to
- tend towards/toward
- …
preposition
- at infinity
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[singular] a large amount that is impossible to count
- an infinity of stars

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus, from in- ‘not’ + finitus ‘finished, finite’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.

单词	infinity
释义	infinity noun /ɪnˈfɪnəti/ /ɪnˈfɪnəti/ (plural infinities) jump to other results [uncountable] (also infinities [plural]) the state of having no end or limit the infinity/infinities of space [uncountable] a point far away that can never be reached The landscape seemed to stretch into infinity. Extra Examples He could have jumped off the cliff into infinity. In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity. Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity. Parallel lines appear to meet at infinity. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity extend into extend to stretch into … preposition at infinity into infinity See full entry (symbol ∞) [uncountable, countable] (mathematics) a number larger than any other The number tends towards infinity. Topics Maths and measurementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity approach tend to tend towards/toward … preposition at infinity See full entry [singular] a large amount that is impossible to count an infinity of stars Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus, from in- ‘not’ + finitus ‘finished, finite’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.
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