different between limited vs infinity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m?t?d/
• Hyphenation: lim?it?ed

Verb

limited

1. simple past tense and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

   There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

   I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

Synonyms

• finite

Antonyms

• endless
• infinite
• unlimited

Derived terms

• feature-limited
• limited-stop
• time-limited

Related terms

• limitedly
• limitedness

See also

• Ltd.

Translations

Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

References

• limited on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delimit, melitid

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)

1. (uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
2. (countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
3. (countable, topology, mathematical analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
4. (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.
5. (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