Infinity symbol symbol is encoded in Unicode at and in LaTeX as codice_1: formula_4. The Unicode set of symbols also includes several variant forms of the infinity symbol, that are less frequently available in fonts: , and in block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B. The acid-free paper symbol mentioned above is encoded separately as . 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
Infinity the one-point compactification of the real numbers, which is the real projective line. Projective geometry also refers to a line at infinity in plane geometry, a plane at infinity in three-dimensional space, and a hyperplane at infinity for general dimensions, each consisting of points at infinity. In complex analysis the symbol formula_1, called "infinity", denotes an unsigned infinite limit. formula_5 means that the magnitude formula_22 of "x" grows beyond any assigned value. A point labeled formula_1 can be added to the complex plane as a topological space giving the one-point compactification of the complex plane. When this is done, the