Adjective an infinite series of numbers She has infinite patience when she's dealing with children. There seemed to be an infinite number of possibilities. an infinite variety of choices
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Adjective
Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there wasn’t this infinite library of online content or streaming TV or anything like that. The Editors, Outside Online, 15 July 2022 Human responses are infinite and so therefore are outcomes. Saikat Dey, Forbes, 5 July 2022 That was not news to us that there is a limited number of people on Earth, and not everybody can afford an infinite number of streaming services. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022 All At Once, a sci-fi adventure epic centered on a laundromat owner (Yeoh) tasked with saving an infinite number of multiverses. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 In contrast to the original Pell equation, which always has an infinite number of integer solutions for any d, not all values of d in the negative Pell equation yield an equation that can be solved. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022 But in 2022, there is a plethora of options—consumers don’t have to be pigeon-holed into supporting one particular brand, and have an infinite number of choices. Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a virtually infinite number of directions and is capable of performing an array of tasks, such as tearing up foliage and suctioning up water and tortilla chips.New York Times, 18 July 2022 Because there is a vast—theoretically infinite—number of different types of agents, environments and goals, there is an endless number of different ways that intelligence can manifest. Rob Toews, Forbes, 24 July 2022
Noun
Many of the components are or can be cloud-based, supporting high agility and near-infinite scalability. Tim Liu, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The game's default modes save progress between levels, and the optional infinite-lives option is certainly appreciated. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022 Well, by tapping into all the infinite Evelyns out there, of course, and doing battle with a mysterious, cross-dimensional warlord. David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2022 The relationship between dimensions is key to calculus, as is the relationship from the finite to the infinite. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2022 The challenge was to find ways of bounding the infinite.New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022 Praise the infinite, nameless tellers of tales swaying from the poplar’s limbs. Michael Palmer, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 Both companies make classic Dutch ovens that have a near-infinite lifespan and are often handed down through generations. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Oct. 2021 Themes begin to emerge for the viewer who discovers duality, blurred borders and materiality recycled into the infinite. John Zotos, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English infynyt, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French infinit, borrowed from Latin infīnītus "indefinite, having no limit, endless," from in-in- entry 1 + fīnītus "specific, definite, having bounds or limits" — more at finite