Infinity symbol Infinity symbol The infinity symbol (sometimes called the lemniscate) is a mathematical symbol representing the concept of infinity. The shape of a sideways figure eight has a long pedigree; for instance, it appears in the cross of Saint Boniface, wrapped around the bars of a Latin cross. However, John Wallis is credited with introducing the infinity symbol with its mathematical meaning in 1655, in his "De sectionibus conicis". Wallis did not explain his choice of this symbol, but it has been conjectured to be a variant form of a Roman numeral for 1,000 (originally CIƆ, also CƆ), which was sometimes
Infinity on High talents so compellingly, the album is regrettably haphazard." Caroline Sullivan of "The Guardian" believed that the album was overly sullen, but noted that "They may not be happy, but they haven't forgotten to be catchy." Barry Nicholson of "NME" found the amount of guest producers to be unnecessary and disliked some of the songs, but admired the album's "infectious" nature. "Infinity on High" was a major commercial success, debuting at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, with first week sales of 260,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Infinity" has sold 1.4 million copies in