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transfinite

American  
[trans-fahy-nahyt] / trænsˈfaɪ naɪt /

adjective

  1. going beyond or surpassing the finite.


transfinite British  
/ trænsˈfaɪnaɪt /

adjective

  1. extending beyond the finite

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of transfinite

First recorded in 1900–05; trans- + finite

Example Sentences

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I went deep into mathematical theory studying transfinite numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

This class comprises integers, real numbers, transfinite numbers and infinitesimals—a structure that no one previously imagined was possible in which everything can be added, multiplied, and so on.

From Scientific American Apr. 28, 2021

The perfection of a truly transcendent or transfinite performance, the scene illustrates, involves no luck or accident.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2017

Cantor’s transfinite numbers were the worst of the lot.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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

From Masters of Space by Berry, Robert Lee

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