infinite

[ in-fuh-nit ]
/ ˈɪn fə nɪt /
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adjective

noun

Origin of infinite

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin infīnītus boundless. See in-3, finite

OTHER WORDS FROM infinite

Words nearby infinite

infiltration capacity, infiltration gallery, infiltrometer, infimum, infin., infinite, infinite baffle, infinite decimal, infinite distance, infinite integral, infinite product

Words related to infinite

enormous, untold, eternal, perpetual, inexhaustible, incalculable, never-ending, unending, immense, boundless, immeasurable, bottomless, interminable, everlasting, vast, absolute, total, million, enduring, incessant

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British Dictionary definitions for infinite

infinite
/ (ˈɪnfɪnɪt) /

adjective

  1. having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitude
  2. (as noun; preceded by the)the infinite
extremely or immeasurably great or numerous infinite wealth
all-embracing, absolute, or total God's infinite wisdom
maths
  1. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etcan infinite series
  2. (of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itself
  3. (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integrationCompare finite (def. 2)

Derived forms of infinite

infinitely, adverb infiniteness, noun

Scientific definitions for infinite

infinite
[ ĭn′fə-nĭt ]

Relating to a set that can be put into a one-to-one correspondence with some proper subset of its own members.
Relating to or being a numerical quantity describing the size of such a set.
Being without an upper or lower numerical bound.