Transfinite

Pronunciation

• IPA: /trænsˈfaɪnaɪt/

Origin

From German transfinit, coined by Georg Cantor

Full definition of transfinite

Adjective

1. Beyond finite.
2. (mathematics) Relating to transfinite numbers.

Related terms

• finite
• infinite
• transfinity

Noun

1. A transfinite number.
• Oliver Sacks, AwakeningsAn interesting and perhaps essential formal model of this quality is to be found in Cantor's concepts of infinite sets and transfinite cardinals. The laws of ordinary, inductive mathematics do not apply to these, for the 'least part' of such transfinites are equal to the whole, and convey their infinite (i.e. world-like) quality.