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infinity
English
Etymology
From Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + finis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?n?ti/
- Rhymes: -?n?ti
Noun
infinity (countable and uncountable, plural infinities)
- (uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- (countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
- (countable, topology, mathematical analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
- (uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
- (countable, uncountable) The symbol ?.
Usage notes
In mathematics there are several different infinities; see transfinite.
Synonyms
- (absence of a beginning, end or limits to size): See also Thesaurus:infinity
Antonyms
- finity
Related terms
- finish
- finite
- infinite
- infinitesimal
- infinitieth
Translations
See also
- eternal
- eternity
- transfinite
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affinity
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?n?ti/
Etymology
From Old French affinité.
Noun
affinity (countable and uncountable, plural affinities)
- A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
- A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
- The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
- 1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 67, The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ?ISBN:
- A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was guessing and interpreting, not observing or demonstrating.
- 1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 67, The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ?ISBN:
- Any romantic relationship.
- Any passionate love for something.
- (taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin, type or stock.
- (geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
- (chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
- (medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
- (computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
- (geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
Hyponyms
- microaffinity
Derived terms
Translations
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