Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
transfinite [trans-fahy-nahyt] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- going beyond or surpassing the finite.
noun
Origin of transfinite First recorded in 1900–05; trans- + finite Examples from the Web for transfinite Historical Examples of transfinite
Diversity is finite although it may be admitted to be transfinite, or greater than any assignable value.
Robert T. Browne
Yet it is transfinite in the sense that it transcends the comprehension of finite minds or processes.
Robert T. Browne
And he has occupied himself in comparing these transfinite cardinal numbers.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method
Henri Poincar
Operational instructions, too, were transmitted and were acted upon with thought’s transfinite speed.
Edward Elmer Smith
“Cantorism” means the theory of transfinite aggregates and numbers erected for the most part by Georg Cantor.
The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll
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British Dictionary definitions for transfinite transfinite adjective
- extending beyond the finite