Infinite is an adjective that means that something has no limits, that it has neither beginning nor end. The word comes from Latin infinituswhich means ‘without limit’, ‘indefinite’ or ‘indeterminate’.
The concept of infinity has application in common language as well as in various areas of knowledge, such as philosophy, theology, mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
In common language the word infinity is used to indicate that something is very numerous or enormous. For example: “The number of grains of sand on the beach is infinite.” It is also used in the sense of indicating remoteness and imprecision of something. “The road stretched to infinity.”
Infinity in mathematics
In mathematics, the concept of infinity does not refer to a quantity or number precisely, but rather to the absence of limits in a certain direction or a possibility. In any case, it designates a value greater than any other that can be attributed.
It is represented by the following symbol: ∞. This symbol, which looks like a number eight in horizontal orientation, is characterized by having neither beginning nor end.
See also: Infinity Symbol.
Infinity in metaphysics
In metaphysics, infinity is a concept that does not admit any type of delimitation, since any effort to delimit, contain or define is, in itself, a denial.
See also Metaphysics.
Infinity in religion
In religious thought, especially in monotheistic religions or religions of the book, God is represented as an infinite being, in that he has no beginning or end, and cannot be defined or limited to a concept.