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in·fin·ity (in fin′i tē)
noun pl. infinities -·ties
- the quality of being infinite
- anything infinite; endless or unlimited space, time, distance, quantity, etc.
- an indefinitely large number or amount
- Geom. an ideal point or location thought of as being infinitely distant from the origin or base point of the space being considered
- Math. an ideal number thought of as the numerical value of an infinite quantity: symbol, ∞
- Photog.
- a distance so far from a camera that rays of light reflected from a subject there may be regarded as parallel
- a setting for such a distance on a focusing scale
Etymology: ME infinite < OFr infinité < L infinitas
infinity Idioms
to infinity
without limit or end
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