infinity
noun/ɪnˈfɪnəti/
/ɪnˈfɪnəti/
(plural infinities)
- [uncountable] (also infinities [plural])the state of having no end or limit
- the infinity/infinities of space
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- [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
- …
- at infinity
- into infinity
- (symbol ∞)[uncountable, countable] (mathematics) a number larger than any other
- The number tends towards infinity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + infinity- approach
- tend to
- tend towards/toward
- …
- at infinity
- [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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