infinity

infini

Idée mathématique d'une quantité plus grande que tout nombre qu'on peut atteindre en comptant.

En anglais simple : The mathematical idea of a quantity larger than any number you can count to.

• You cannot count to infinity.
• The symbol for infinity looks like a sideways eight.
• As the value approaches infinity, the curve becomes flatter.

Synonymes : mul:∞

Expressions courantes : approach infinity, positive infinity, negative infinity

infini, infinité

Fait de ne pas avoir de fin ni de limite dans le temps, l'espace ou la taille.

En anglais simple : The state of having no end or limit in time, space, or size.

• The road seemed to stretch into infinity.
• She wondered about the infinity of space.
• Looking at the stars gave him a sense of infinity.

Synonymes : endlessness, limitlessness

Expressions courantes : stretch into infinity, the infinity beyond, infinity of space

infini

Valeur tellement grande par rapport aux autres dans un calcul qu'on la considère comme sans limite.

En anglais simple : A value so large compared with other values in a calculation that it is treated as having no limit.

• In this model, that distance is effectively infinity.
• We treated the large resistance as infinity to simplify the calculation.
• For this approximation, the much larger value counts as infinity.

Expressions courantes : effectively infinity, take as infinity, approximate by infinity