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infinitieth

infinitieth adjective: at position infinity in a sequence.

Adjective

infinitieth (not comparable)

  1. At position infinity in a sequence.
    • Every number whose expression in decimals requires but a finite number of places of decimals is commensurable. Therefore, incommensurable numbers suppose an infinitieth place of decimals.1892, Charles Sanders Peirce, The Law of Mind
    • Watling's suggestion is of no help at all in explaining how to form an actual infinite by successive addition. To do so would necessitate adding an 'infinitieth' element, which is absurd.1979, William Lane Craig, The Kalām Cosmological Argument, page 183

Origin of infinitieth

From infinity + -eth.

Questions about infinitieth

What does infinitieth mean?
Infinitieth means at position infinity in a sequence.
What part of speech is infinitieth?
Infinitieth is an adjective.

Words near infinitieth in the dictionary

  1. infinitesimally
  2. infinitesimalness
  3. infinitesimals
  4. infiniteth
  5. infinities
  6. infinitieth
  7. infinitillion
  8. infinitillions
  9. infinitism
  10. infinitist
  11. infinitistic

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