- Source: Ad infinitum
Ad infinitum is a Latin phrase meaning "to infinity" or "forevermore".
Description
In context, it usually means "continue forever, without limit" and this can be used to describe a non-terminating process, a non-terminating repeating process, or a set of instructions to be repeated "forever," among other uses. It may also be used in a manner similar to the Latin phrase et cetera to denote written words or a concept that continues for a lengthy period beyond what is shown. Examples include:
"The sequence 1, 2, 3, ... continues ad infinitum."
"The perimeter of a fractal may be iteratively drawn ad infinitum."
The 17th-century writer Jonathan Swift incorporated the idea of self-similarity in the following lines from his satirical poem On Poetry: a Rhapsody (1733):
The mathematician Augustus De Morgan included similar lines in his rhyme Siphonaptera.
See also
Mathematical induction
Recursion
Self-reference
"The Song That Never Ends"
Turtles all the way down
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ad nauseam
- Nilai not
- Daftar frasa Latin
- Intuisi (Bergson)
- Teorema monyet tak terhingga
- Rekursi
- Karpet Sierpiński
- There are known knowns
- Zellige
- Spons Menger
- Ad infinitum
- A: Ad Infinitum
- Ad Infinitum (video game)
- Ad Infinitum (Swiss band)
- Ad Infinitum (disambiguation)
- Ad nauseam
- Ad Infinitum (British band)
- Melissa Bonny
- Infinite regress
- Ad astra
