Oändliga

Oändliga is the Swedish term for infinite or endless. In everyday language it functions as an adjective describing something without end or limit, and the noun form oändlighet refers to the state of being infinite.

In mathematics, infinity is a concept rather than a number. It encompasses potential infinity, as in a process that may continue without bound, and actual infinity, as in a completed infinite set. The Swedish term oändliga often appears in discussions of these ideas when explaining limits, sequences, and series. The symbol ∞, invented by John Wallis, is commonly used to denote infinity. Cantor showed that infinite sets can have different sizes; for example, the set of natural numbers has cardinality aleph-null, and there exist larger infinities.

Philosophically, infinity raises questions about the nature of the universe, time, and logic. Paradoxes such as Zeno’s paradoxes and the thought experiment of Hilbert’s hotel illustrate some counterintuitive properties of infinity and completed infinities.

In culture and literature, oändliga is often used to evoke vastness, boundlessness, or timelessness, appearing in titles and themes to suggest ideas without limits.