transfinite
English
editEtymology
editFrom German transfinit, coined by Georg Cantor, equivalent to trans- + finite.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfaɪnaɪt/[1]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
edittransfinite (not comparable)
- Beyond finite.
- (mathematics) Relating to transfinite numbers.
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editTranslations
editbeyond finite
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relating to transfinite numbers
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Noun
edittransfinite (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.
References
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
edittransfinite
- inflection of transfinit:
Italian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
edittransfinite
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