apeiron

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English

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Noun

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apeiron (uncountable)

  1. A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπειρος (ápeiros, infinite, boundless).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.pɛ.ʁɔ̃/, /a.pe.ʁɔ̃/
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Noun

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apeiron m (plural apeirons)

  1. (mathematics) infinity
    Synonym: infini

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄπειρον (ápeiron).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈpɛj.rɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjrɔn
  • Syllabification: a‧pei‧ron

Noun

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apeiron m inan

  1. (philosophy) apeiron

Declension

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Further reading

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  • apeiron in Polish dictionaries at PWN