Definition:Ad Infinitum/Linguistic Note
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Ad Infinitum: Linguistic Note
The phrase ad infinitum comes from the Latin, and literally means to Infinity.
It is one of those phrases which has entered natural language as rhetorical hyperbole, in this case meaning going on for a long time.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): ad infinitum
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ad infinitum
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): ad infinitum