The mathematical concept of an infinite set challenges our everyday intuition about quantity and size.
无穷集合的数学概念挑战了我们对数量和尺寸的日常直觉。
- German mathematician Georg Cantor, in the late 19th century, developed a rigorous framework for comparing different sizes of infinite sets.
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- Cantor showed that some infinite sets are actually larger than others, a result many contemporaries found deeply counterintuitive.
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- The concept of a mathematical proof by contradiction was used by ancient Greek mathematicians, including in Euclid's demonstration that there are infinitely many prime numbers.
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Which choice best defines “infinite”?
B — Without limit, endless. “infinite” means without limit, endless.
Which word means “without limit, endless”?
C — infinite. “infinite” means without limit, endless.
infinite — without limit, endless. In Chinese: 无限的，无穷的.
infinite is pronounced /ˈɪnfɪnət/.
The mathematical concept of an infinite set challenges our everyday intuition about quantity and size. (无穷集合的数学概念挑战了我们对数量和尺寸的日常直觉。)
boundless, limitless, unending — all close in meaning to infinite (without limit, endless).
finite, limited — each the opposite of infinite (without limit, endless).
Yes. infinite is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
infinite (infinite)