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infinity         
  • One-to-one correspondence between an infinite set and its proper subset
  • Infinitesimals (ε) and infinities (ω) on the hyperreal number line (1/ε = ω/1)
  • The first three steps of a fractal construction whose limit is a [[space-filling curve]], showing that there are as many points in a one-dimensional line as in a two-dimensional square.
  • By [[stereographic projection]], the complex plane can be "wrapped" onto a sphere, with the top point of the sphere corresponding to infinity. This is called the [[Riemann sphere]].
MATHEMATICAL CONCEPT
The Infinite; Infinitely; Infinity (mathematics); Infinate; InFINity; Infinity point; Taylor Archibald; Infinitely large; History of infinity; Infinitude; Infinite (synonyms); Mathematical infinity; Complex infinity
n. to infinity
infinity         
  • One-to-one correspondence between an infinite set and its proper subset
  • Infinitesimals (ε) and infinities (ω) on the hyperreal number line (1/ε = ω/1)
  • The first three steps of a fractal construction whose limit is a [[space-filling curve]], showing that there are as many points in a one-dimensional line as in a two-dimensional square.
  • By [[stereographic projection]], the complex plane can be "wrapped" onto a sphere, with the top point of the sphere corresponding to infinity. This is called the [[Riemann sphere]].
MATHEMATICAL CONCEPT
The Infinite; Infinitely; Infinity (mathematics); Infinate; InFINity; Infinity point; Taylor Archibald; Infinitely large; History of infinity; Infinitude; Infinite (synonyms); Mathematical infinity; Complex infinity
¦ noun (plural infinities)
1. the state or quality of being infinite.
a very great number or amount.
2. Mathematics a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ?).
3. a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant: the lawns stretched into infinity.
infinity         
  • One-to-one correspondence between an infinite set and its proper subset
  • Infinitesimals (ε) and infinities (ω) on the hyperreal number line (1/ε = ω/1)
  • The first three steps of a fractal construction whose limit is a [[space-filling curve]], showing that there are as many points in a one-dimensional line as in a two-dimensional square.
  • By [[stereographic projection]], the complex plane can be "wrapped" onto a sphere, with the top point of the sphere corresponding to infinity. This is called the [[Riemann sphere]].
MATHEMATICAL CONCEPT
The Infinite; Infinitely; Infinity (mathematics); Infinate; InFINity; Infinity point; Taylor Archibald; Infinitely large; History of infinity; Infinitude; Infinite (synonyms); Mathematical infinity; Complex infinity
1.
Infinity is a number that is larger than any other number and can never be given an exact value.
These permutations multiply towards infinity...
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2.
Infinity is a point that is further away than any other point and can never be reached.
...the darkness of a starless night stretching to infinity.
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Wikipedia

Infinity
Infinity is that which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is often denoted by the infinity symbol .
Pronunciation examples for infinity
1. infinity.
Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe _ Alex Filippenko _ Talks at Google
2. infinity.
The Peninsula Boys & Girls Club _ Peter Fortenbaugh _ Talks at Google
3. >>Interviewer: Almost infinity, infinity hummus.
Moneyball _ Jonah Hill _ Talks at Google
4. infinity.
014 - Taming Infinity
5. Going back to infinity, infinity really
Finding Zero _ Amir Aczel _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of infinity
1. Infinity Capital will hold 40 per cent of Sify, with Infinity founder Raju Vegesna as Sify‘s new chairman.
2. Encircling all, the horizon hints at infinity in every direction.
3. In the months ahead, I‘m sure we‘ll have many more opportunities to discuss infinity – especially infinity as it is understood spiritually.
4. CBS Radio was then known as Infinity Broadcasting.
5. Theoretically, speculation about oil could grow to infinity.