infinite
in·fi·nite
adjective
1.
2.
of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
- “infinite verb form”
3.
- “incalculable riches”
- “countless hours”
- “an infinite number of reasons”
- “innumerable difficulties”
- “the multitudinous seas”
- “myriad stars”
- “untold thousands”
4.
Origin
From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ.
Phrases
- doubly infinite
- infinite canon
- infinite continued fraction
- infinite descent
- infinite hotel paradox
- infinite loop
- infinite money glitch
- infinite monkey theorem
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See also
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