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See also: [U+1881 MONGOLIAN LETTER ALI GALI VISARGA ONE] and [U+1011 MYANMAR LETTER THA]

U+221E, ∞
INFINITY

[U+221D]
Mathematical Operators
[U+221F]

Translingual[edit]

The infinity symbol in Euler's texts
The infinity symbol in several typefaces.
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Alternative forms[edit]

Early forms (e.g. in Euler's texts) may approach a 'lazy S', . It has also been attributed to John Wallis and conjectured to originate from , since 1,000 was hyperbolically used to represent very large numbers.

Symbol[edit]

  1. A symbol representing infinity.
    ∞ + ∞ = ∞

Usage notes[edit]

This symbol is called the "infinity symbol". It is also called a lemniscate and a "lazy eight".

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