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infinite

Syllabification: (in·fi·nite)
Pronunciation: /ˈinfənit/

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Definition of infinite

adjective

  • 1limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate:the infinite mercy of God the infinite number of stars in the universe
  • very great in amount or degree:he bathed the wound with infinite care
  • Mathematics greater than any assignable quantity or countable number.
  • Mathematics (of a series) able to be continued indefinitely.

noun

(the infinite)
  • a space or quantity that is infinite.
  • (the Infinite) God.

Derivatives

infinitely

adverb
[as submodifier]:the pay is infinitely better

infiniteness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin infinitus, from in- 'not' + finitus 'finished, finite' (see finite)

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