infinitieth

English

Etymology

infinity +‎ -eth

Adjective

infinitieth (not comparable)

  1. At position infinity in a sequence.
    • 1892, Charles Sanders Peirce, The Law of Mind:
      Every number whose expression in decimals requires but a finite number of places of decimals is commensurable. Therefore, incommensurable numbers suppose an infinitieth place of decimals.
    • 1979, William Lane Craig, The Kalām Cosmological Argument, page 183:
      Watling's suggestion is of no help at all in explaining how to form an actual infinite by successive addition. To do so would necessitate adding an 'infinitieth' element, which is absurd.
    • 2014, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie:
      I arrived at the foot of the tower with me hearty Master Builder crew, only to find the Kragle was all the way up on the infinitieth floor, guarded by a robot army.
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