Adjective

(en adjective)

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

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The number is so infinite , that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same.

* (and other bibliographic particulars) H. Brooke

Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least cannot sink.

* (and other bibliographic particulars) Marlowe

infinite riches in a little room

* (and other bibliographic particulars) Milton

which infinite calamity shall cause to human life

Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.

* Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 5

Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite .

With plural noun: infinitely many.

* 2012 , Helen Donelan, ?Karen Kear, ?Magnus Ramage, Online Communication and Collaboration: A Reader

Huxley's theory says that if you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, some monkey somewhere will eventually create a masterpiece – a play by Shakespeare, a Platonic dialogue, or an economic treatise by Adam Smith.

(mathematics) Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.

(set theory, of a set) Having infinitely many elements.

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For any infinite set, there is a 1-1 correspondence between it and at least one of its proper subsets. For example, there is a 1-1 correspondence between the set of natural numbers and the set of squares of natural numbers, which is a proper subset of the set of natural numbers.

(grammar) Not limited by person or number.

(music) Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.

She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.

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Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

Demanding, requiring a great amount.

This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive .

Highly concentrated.

I took a three-day intensive course in finance.

(obsolete) Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.

Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.

(grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.

an intensive verb or preposition