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infinitism

infinitism noun: the view that knowledge may be justified by an infinitely long chain of reasoning.

Noun

infinitism (uncountable)

  1. The view that knowledge may be justified by an infinitely long chain of reasoning.

Origin of infinitism

From infinite + -ism.

Questions about infinitism

What does infinitism mean?
Infinitism means the view that knowledge may be justified by an infinitely long chain of reasoning.
What part of speech is infinitism?
Infinitism is a noun.

Words near infinitism in the dictionary

  1. infiniteth
  2. infinities
  3. infinitieth
  4. infinitillion
  5. infinitillions
  6. infinitism
  7. infinitist
  8. infinitistic
  9. infinitistically
  10. infinitists
  11. infinitival

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