infinitieth

English

Etymology

From infinity +‎ -eth.

Adjective

infinitieth (not comparable)

1. At position infinity in a sequence.
   • 1892, Charles Sanders Peirce, The Law of Mind:

     Every number whose expression in decimals requires but a finite number of places of decimals is commensurable. Therefore, incommensurable numbers suppose an infinitieth place of decimals.

   • 1979, William Lane Craig, The Kalām Cosmological Argument, page 183:

     Watling's suggestion is of no help at all in explaining how to form an actual infinite by successive addition. To do so would necessitate adding an 'infinitieth' element, which is absurd.

   • 2014, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie:

     I arrived at the foot of the tower with me hearty Master Builder crew, only to find the Kragle was all the way up on the infinitieth floor, guarded by a robot army.