Meanings
- not comparableBeyond finite.
- not comparablemathematicsRelating to transfinite numbers.
plural transfinites
- A transfinite number.
1 more example
An 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.
1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
Origin
- Germantransfinit
- Englishtransfinite
From German transfinit, coined by Georg Cantor, equivalent to trans- + finite.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish transfiniittinen, transfiniittinen
- transfiniittinenbeyond finite
- transfiniittinenrelating to transfinite numbers
French transfini
- transfinibeyond finite
German transfinit
- transfinitbeyond finite
Italian transfinito
- transfinitobeyond finite
Polish pozaskończony
- pozaskończonyrelating to transfinite numbers
Portuguese transfinito
- transfinitobeyond finite
Spanish transfinito
- transfinitobeyond finite
Cite this entry
transfinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfinite
“transfinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfinite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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