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INF-in-uh-t/ˈɪnfɪnət/

Infinite means without limit or end: infinite patience; an infinite set. Finite is the opposite (already in the dictionary). Do not claim a tweet corpus is infinite if n = 200. Maths: infinite series. Endless is everyday. Do not use infinite for “quite a lot”.

Meaning

Without any limit or end.

Examples

• “Do not claim the universe of tweets is infinite; your sample is 200.”
• “Treat infinity as a concept, not a number you can measure, which is the maths sense.”

Good to know

infinite + noun; an infinite set / loop. Opposite: finite. Everyday: endless. Maths and rhetoric. Not a synonym of large.

Near in meaning

endless

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