perpetual fugues

Infinite \In"fi*nite\, a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See
   {In-} not, and {Finite}.]
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   1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite
      duration or distance.
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            Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no
            comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is
            less than infinite is still infinitely distant from
            infinity; and lower than infinite distance the
            lowest or least can not sink.         --H. Brooke.
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   2. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or
      excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably
      great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of
      God; -- opposed to {finite}.
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            Great is our Lord, and of great power; his
            understanding is infinite.            --Ps. cxlvii.
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            O God, how infinite thou art!         --I. Watts.
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   3. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense;
      gigantic; prodigious.
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            Infinite riches in a little room.     --Marlowe.
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            Which infinite calamity shall cause
            To human life.                        --Milton.
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   4. (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same
      kind; -- said of certain quantities.
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   5. (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain
      forms of the canon, called also {perpetual fugues}, so
      constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and
      the performance may be incessantly repeated. --Moore
      (Encyc. of Music).

   Syn: Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable;
        limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.
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