infinite series

noun, Mathematics
1.
a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are added successively in a given pattern; the sequence of partial sums of a given sequence.
Origin
1790-1800
Examples from the web for infinite series
  • Our equity markets have millions of participants and an infinite series of inputs which are in constant flux.
  • Prior to this lesson, students studied finite and infinite series.
  • During the same period theorists worked to evaluate progressively more complex terms in the infinite series.
  • There was, instead, a seemingly infinite series of tests.