transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈfi-nə-tē ]
noun
( plural -ties )
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the quality of being infinite
b. : unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity : boundlessness
2. : an indefinitely great number or amount
an infinity of stars
3.
a. : the limit of the value of a function or variable when it tends to become numerically larger than any preassigned finite number
b. : a part of a geometric magnitude that lies beyond any part whose distance from a given reference position is finite
do parallel lines ever meet if they extend to infinity
c. : a transfinite number (as aleph-null)
4. : a distance so great that the rays of light from a point source at that distance may be regarded as parallel