Infinity or infinite?

Question

what and why?

why don't they have the same meaning in english?

Answer 1

in·fin·i·ty(n-fn-t)
n. pl. in·fin·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being infinite.
2. Unbounded space, time, or quantity.
3. An indefinitely large number or amount.
4. Mathematics The limit that a function is said to approach at x = a when (x) is larger than any preassigned number for all x sufficiently near a.
5.
a. A range in relation to an optical system, such as a camera lens, representing distances great enough that light rays reflected from objects within the range may be regarded as parallel.
b. A distance setting, as on a camera, beyond which the entire field is in focus.

Answer 2

Infinity

Answer 3

I think it has to do with the rules of English really.

example:
The universe is infinite is goes on for infinity.

To replace that with other words would be:
The universe is never ending it goes on forever.

I can't switch these to this:
The universe is infinity it goes on infinite.

That would be like saying:
The universe is forever it goes on never ending.

So we can see they each has its place and meaning associated with its place.

Answer 4

infinite infinity

Answer 5

in terms of a number its infinity
but in terms of eternity its infinite, but numbers are also infinite , cuz they never end

Answer 6

What Easy B Me said

Answer 7

infinite

Answer 8

i dont get what you mean?

if im getting it write infinate

Answer 9

i thought infinite was pronouced infinity.....

Answer 10

infinity: goes on and on
infinite: any number (math vocab.)