infinity

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/

noun (plural infinities)

  • 1 [mass noun] the state or quality of being infinite: the infinity of space
  • [count noun] an infinite or very great number or amount: an infinity of combinations
  • a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant: the lawns stretched into infinity
  • 2 Mathematics a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞): the transmission approaches 100% as the frequency tends to infinity

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus (see infinite)