inf

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Mathematics.  infimum.

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INF ² American  

[inf] / ɪnf /

noun

1. European-based U.S. nuclear weapons that were capable of striking the Soviet Union and Soviet ones that could hit Western Europe (usually used attributively).

   INF missiles;

   the 1987 INF Treaty.

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Inf. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. infantry.

2. infuse.

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inf ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. infinitive

2. informal

3. infra

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INF ² British  

abbreviation

1. intermediate-range nuclear forces: land-based missiles and aircraft with a range between 500 and 5000 km

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Etymology

Origin of INF²

First recorded in 1980–85; abbreviation of I(ntermediate-range) N(uclear) F(orces)

Origin of Inf.³

Inf. ( def. 2 ) < Latin infunde

Example Sentences

INF was founded by Qi Yuan, a professor who heads an AI institute at Shanghai’s prestigious Fudan University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fudan representatives were part of the deal negotiations, according to the people, but ultimately INF signed the contract for the computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal

On its website, the Shanghai tech startup INF says it sells AI products focused on the financial and health industries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Qi was one of the earliest machine-learning scientists at Alibaba, a Chinese tech giant that has helped fund INF.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asked for comment about its deal with Indosat, INF said it doesn’t do any research with military applications and complies with U.S. export controls.

From The Wall Street Journal