What is the difference between unlimited and infinite?

[Blackdragonq1]

I know infinite and unlimited are different terms but what is the difference between them?
And which one is superior?

 

[KLOL506]

There is no difference. They are the one and the same thing.

Infinite, Limitless, boundless, unlimited, endless, unending, they all mean the same thing. Hyperboles are hyperboles and apply to all things and isn't just limited to these particular words.

 

[Frxwins]

there is no difference, both are synonyms

 

[DragonKing400]

It depends on how these terms are used. In some uses both words can be synonymous. But let me give two intuitive and concrete examples of a usage that may be different.

Let's take a simple mathematical and intuitive example. Let's have two sets. One is the set of natural numbers and the other is the set of integers. The set of natural numbers starts from 0 and goes to + infinity. There is no limit in the direction of + infinity, but we can say that 0 is a limit. Therefore, the natural numbers are infinite, but they have a limit (0). Since the natural numbers have a beginning, they also have a limit. On the other hand, in the case of the set of integers going from - infinity to + infinity, we cannot talk about any limit. The integers are both infinite and unlimited.

Another example would be the empty space. Let's think of all space as a flat surface, stretching infinitely in every direction. If we cannot reach a limit to this space no matter how far we go, it will be both infinite and unlimited. On the other hand, let's think of space as the surface of a ball. In this space, we can't reach the limit of space by walking. What we do is to keep going and going and going back to where we were before. So this space has no boundary, but since its size is finite, we can say that it is finite. I hope I have been able to help you.

 

[Blackdragonq1]

It depends on how these terms are used. In some uses both words can be synonymous. But let me give two intuitive and concrete examples of a usage that may be different.

Let's take a simple mathematical and intuitive example. Let's have two sets. One is the set of natural numbers and the other is the set of integers. The set of natural numbers starts from 0 and goes to + infinity. There is no limit in the direction of + infinity, but we can say that 0 is a limit. Therefore, the natural numbers are infinite, but they have a limit (0). Since the natural numbers have a beginning, they also have a limit. On the other hand, in the case of the set of integers going from - infinity to + infinity, we cannot talk about any limit. The integers are both infinite and unlimited.

Another example would be the empty space. Let's think of all space as a flat surface, stretching infinitely in every direction. If we cannot reach a limit to this space no matter how far we go, it will be both infinite and unlimited. On the other hand, let's think of space as the surface of a ball. In this space, we can't reach the limit of space by walking. What we do is to keep going and going and going back to where we were before. So this space has no boundary, but since its size is finite, we can say that it is finite. I hope I have been able to help you.

Thank you for caring and replying. Your explanation is very clear and nice, I understand this issue now.

 

[DragonKing400]

Thank you for caring and replying. Your explanation is very clear and nice, I understand this issue now.

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.