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transfinite

/tɹænsˈfaɪnaɪt/

transfinite adjective: beyond finite.

Adjective

transfinite (not comparable)

  1. Beyond finite.
  2. Relating to transfinite numbers.

Noun

transfinite (plural transfinites)

  1. A transfinite number.
    • 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...1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Forms of transfinite

pluraltransfinites

Origin of transfinite

From German transfinit, coined by Georg Cantor, equivalent to trans- + finite.

Words formed from transfinite

Phrases with transfinite

Questions about transfinite

What does transfinite mean?
Transfinite means beyond finite.
What part of speech is transfinite?
Transfinite can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce transfinite?
Transfinite is pronounced /tɹænsˈfaɪnaɪt/.

Words near transfinite in the dictionary

  1. transfigures
  2. transfigurest
  3. transfigureth
  4. transfiguring
  5. transfiguringly
  6. transfinite
  7. transfinite induction
  8. transfinite inductions
  9. transfinite number
  10. transfinite numbers
  11. transfinitely

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