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transfinite

American  
[trans-fahy-nahyt] / trænsˈfaɪ naɪt /

adjective

  1. going beyond or surpassing the finite.


transfinite British  
/ trænsˈfaɪnaɪt /

adjective

  1. extending beyond the finite

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Etymology

Origin of transfinite

First recorded in 1900–05; trans- + finite

Example Sentences

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I went deep into mathematical theory studying transfinite numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cantor’s transfinite numbers were the worst of the lot.

From Literature

This class comprises integers, real numbers, transfinite numbers and infinitesimals—a structure that no one previously imagined was possible in which everything can be added, multiplied, and so on.

From Scientific American

Or: “Discovering sacrifices, for the Vedic gods, was like Western mathematicians discovering irrational or transfinite numbers.”

From Washington Post

The perfection of a truly transcendent or transfinite performance, the scene illustrates, involves no luck or accident.

From New York Times