"transfinitely" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From transfinite + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|transfinite|ly}} transfinite + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} transfinitely (not comparable)
  1. (manner) In a manner that requires a transfinite number of steps. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-transfinitely-en-adv-4WegCmdX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Infinity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Infinity: 60 40 Topics: manner
  2. (degree) Of transfinite degree. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-transfinitely-en-adv-JXKsuCwB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: finitely, infinitely, transfinite
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