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Infinity A "number" which indicates a quantity, size, or magnitude that is larger than any real number. The number infinity is written as a sideways eight: ∞. Negative infinity is written –∞. Note: Neither ∞ nor –∞ is a real number.
See also Infinite, finite, infinitesimal
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