how to pronounce infinity

/ɪnˈfɪn.ə.ti/

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infinity is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of infinity in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… recursive infinity mirror straight wrap …”

meanings of infinity

noun:

A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
The symbol ∞.
A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

infinity frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word infinity occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics infinity can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that infinity can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;