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   infinity

   /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being infinite: "the infinity of space" Similar endlessnessinfinitudeinfinitenessboundlessnesslimitlessnessunlimitednessextensivenessvastnessimmensityinfinite distance
   • ▪ an infinite or very great number or amount: "an infinity of combinations" Similar infinite numberunlimited numbervery great numberabundanceprofusionhostmultitudemasswealthinformal:heapstacktonshedloadOpposite limited number
   • ▪ a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant: "the lawns stretched into infinity"
   • 2. a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞): "the transmission approaches 100% as the frequency tends to infinity"

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

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