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Infinite impulse response
An infinite impulse response (IIR) filter is a digital filter whose response to a single impulse never reaches exactly zero because feedback recirculates energy through the system.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest (1996), David Foster Wallace's second novel, is a 1,079-page work with 388 endnotes set in 2014, centered on addiction, entertainment, tennis prodigy Hal Incandenza, and addict Don Gately, famous for its 'cultural splash' reception.
Infinite loop
An infinite loop, also called an endless loop, is a sequence of computer instructions that repeats indefinitely because the condition that would end it can never be reached.
Infinite mixture model
An infinite mixture model is a Bayesian mixture model with a prior over infinitely many components, so the number of clusters is inferred from data.
Infinite monkey theorem
The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey typing random keys forever will almost surely type any text; a 2024 study showed real monkeys never could.
Infinite product
An infinite product is a product of infinitely many factors, defined as the limit of its partial products, and is the multiplicative analog of an infinite series.
Infinite regress
An infinite regress, also called the regress problem, is a philosophical series with a first member but no last, each element leading to the next; such regresses often serve as objections to theories.
Infinite Roots
Infinite Roots, formerly Mushlabs, is a Hamburg-based German biotechnology company founded in 2018 that ferments edible mushroom mycelium into meat, dairy, and fish alternative-protein foods.
Infinite scroll
Infinite scroll is a web technique that automatically appends new content as the user nears the end of a list, widely credited to Aza Raskin in 2006.
Infinite scrolling
Infinite scrolling is a web interface pattern that automatically appends more items as the user nears the end of a list, replacing pagination in social feeds.
Infinite set
An infinite set is a set that is not finite, so its elements cannot be counted with a natural number; Cantor showed in 1874 that infinities come in different sizes.
Infinite slope analysis
Infinite slope analysis is a limit equilibrium method in geotechnical engineering for assessing shallow translational landslides, treating the slope as infinitely long with a planar failure surface.
Infinite Storm
Infinite Storm is a 2022 survival drama directed by Małgorzata Szumowska, starring Naomi Watts as rescuer Pam Bales, who saved a stranded hiker on Mount Washington in 2010.
Infinite Stratos
Infinite Stratos (インフィニット・ストラトス) is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru about powered exoskeletons only women can pilot, adapted into a 2011 anime by 8-Bit, manga, and games.
Infinite-layer nickelate NdNiO2
Infinite-layer nickelate NdNiO2 is a neodymium nickel oxide structurally matching the cuprate CaCuO2; its 2019 discovery of superconductivity in doped films launched a cuprate-analog family.
Infinite-layer nickelates
Infinite-layer nickelates are rare-earth nickel oxides with formula RNiO2 whose superconductivity, discovered in 2019 in doped NdNiO2 films, makes them the closest cuprate analogs outside copper chemistry.
Infinited Fiber Company
Infinited Fiber Company is a Finnish textile-recycling startup founded in Espoo in 2016 by Petri Alava and Ali Harlin, which turns cotton-rich textile waste into its Infinna fiber.
Infinitely Polar Bear
Infinitely Polar Bear is Maya Forbes's 2014 autobiographical comedy-drama, starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana as parents in 1978 Cambridge while the bipolar father cares for their daughters; Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee.
Infinitene
Infinitene is an infinity-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon made of 12 consecutively fused benzene rings, first reported in 2021 and named Molecule of the Year by Chemical & Engineering News.
Infinitesimal
An infinitesimal, or infinitesimal number, is a nonzero quantity smaller in absolute value than every positive real number, realized rigorously in the hyperreal numbers introduced by Abraham Robinson in 1960.
Infinitesimal generator (stochastic processes)
The infinitesimal generator of a Markov process is the linear operator giving the instantaneous rate of change of expected values, and it determines the process via the Hille–Yosida theorem.
Infinitesimal strain theory
Infinitesimal strain theory, also called small strain theory, is the branch of continuum mechanics describing solid deformation when displacement gradients are small compared with unity.
Infiniti
Infiniti, also known as Nissan Infiniti, is Nissan's luxury vehicle division, launched in the United States in 1989 with the Q45 sedan and M30 coupe.
Infiniti M
The Infiniti M was a line of luxury sedans sold by Infiniti from 1989 until 2019, renamed the Infiniti Q70 for the 2014 model year.
Infiniti Q45
The Infiniti Q45 was a full-size rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan built by Nissan from 1989 to 2006 as the flagship of its Infiniti brand, powered by a V8.
Infiniti Q50
The Infiniti Q50 is a sports sedan produced by Nissan's Infiniti division from 2013 to 2024 as the successor to the G37, sold in Japan as the Nissan Skyline.
Infiniti Q60
The Infiniti Q60 is a two-door luxury sport coupe sold in the United States from 2014 to 2022, replacing the Infiniti G37 Coupe and discontinued after 2022.
Infiniti QX60
The Infiniti QX60, originally sold as the JX35, is a midsize three-row luxury crossover SUV from Infiniti that debuted in 2013 and is built in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Infiniti QX65
The Infiniti QX65 is a two-row, five-passenger midsize luxury crossover SUV with a fastback roofline, built by Infiniti and sold as a 2027 model year vehicle.
Infiniti QX70
The Infiniti QX70, also known as the Infiniti FX or FX35, is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV with a coupe-like roofline, sold by Infiniti from 2014 until 2017.