transfinite
English
Etymology
From German transfinit, coined by Georg Cantor.
Pronunciation
Adjective
transfinite (not comparable)
- Beyond finite.
- (mathematics) Relating to transfinite numbers.
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Translations
beyond finite
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relating to transfinite numbers
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Noun
transfinite (plural transfinites)
- A transfinite number.
- 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
- An interesting and perhaps essential formal model of this quality is to be found in Cantor's concepts of infinite sets and transfinite cardinals. The laws of ordinary, inductive mathematics do not apply to these, for the 'least part' of such transfinites are equal to the whole, and convey their infinite (i.e. world-like) quality.
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German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
transfinite
- inflection of transfinit:
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
transfinite
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