semi-infinite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
semi-infinite (not comparable)
- (mathematics, in optimization programming) Involving a finite number of variables but an infinite number of constraints, or vice versa.
- (ballistics, of a target) Sufficiently thick that the level of penetration of a projectile is not affected by its thickness.
- Limited at one end but extending to infinity in the other direction.
Usage notes[edit]
- semi-infinite is several times more common than semiinfinite in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ (semiinfinite*6),semi-infinite at Google Ngram Viewer
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov