infinity

noun

1. 1

   Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

2. 2

   A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.

3. 3

   An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.

4. 4

   A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.

5. 5

   The symbol ∞.