the infinite

The unbounded whole

The infinite is that which has no limits or end—boundlessness itself.

In philosophy and theology, it often refers to the divine or absolute: contemplating the infinite.

In mathematics, the infinite describes quantities or sets without upper bound.

The term carries a sense of awe, pointing toward what exceeds human comprehension: gazing into the infinite.

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Complete absence of existence

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Numerical absence of quantity

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