transfinite

[ trans-fahy-nahyt ]

adjective

1. going beyond or surpassing the finite.

noun

1. transfinite number.

transfinite

/ trænsˈfaɪnaɪt /

adjective

1. extending beyond the finite

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfinite¹

First recorded in 1900–05; trans- + finite

Example Sentences

And he has occupied himself in comparing these transfinite cardinal numbers.

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Unless it were a transfinite number falling in love with a finite one—I suppose such things do happen, even in mathematics.

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Operational instructions, too, were transmitted and were acted upon with thought's transfinite speed.

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Diversity is finite although it may be admitted to be transfinite, or greater than any assignable value.

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Yet it is transfinite in the sense that it transcends the comprehension of finite minds or processes.

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