infinity

Summary

infinity is a mathematical concept^[1]. infinity ranks in the top 0.6% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,268 views/month, #6 of 1,007).^[2]

Key Facts

• infinity's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[3].
• infinity is a type of cardinality^[4].
• infinity's Commons category is recorded as Infinity^[5].
• infinity's said to be the same as is recorded as semi-infinite^[6].
• infinity's said to be the same as is recorded as infinity^[7].
• infinity's said to be the same as is recorded as division by zero^[8].
• infinity is the opposite of zero^[9].
• infinity is the opposite of infinitesimal^[10].
• infinity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Infinity^[11].
• infinity's notation is recorded as infinity symbol^[12].
• infinity's facet of is recorded as infinity^[13].
• infinity's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics^[14].
• infinity's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• infinity's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• infinity's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• infinity's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• infinity's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[19].
• infinity's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infinity^[20].
• infinity's different from is recorded as infinity symbol^[21].
• infinity's different from is recorded as arbitrarily large^[22].
• infinity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[23].
• infinity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].
• infinity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

infinity's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[3]. infinity is a type of cardinality^[4]. Recorded opposite of include zero^[9] and infinitesimal^[10].

Influence

Things named for infinity include infinite monkey theorem^[26], a theorem^[27] and Infinity Co., Ltd.^[28], a software company^[29], in Japan^[30].

Why It Matters

infinity ranks in the top 0.6% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,268 views/month, #6 of 1,007).^[2] infinity has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] infinity is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for infinity include infinite monkey theorem^[26], a theorem^[27] and Infinity Co., Ltd.^[28], a software company^[29], in Japan^[30].