infinity

Definition

endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

Etymology

From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin īnfīnitās (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + fīnis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tās.

Example Sentences

• "concept of infinity"
• "The desert stretched out toward the horizon as if into infinity."
• "Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories."

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