The difference between Countable and Infinite

When used as adjectives, countable means capable of being counted, whereas infinite means indefinably large, countlessly great.


Infinite is also numeral with the meaning: infinitely many.

check bellow for the other definitions of Countable and Infinite

  1. Countable as an adjective:

    Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

  2. Countable as an adjective (mathematics, of a set):

    Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

  3. Countable as an adjective (mathematics, of a set):

    Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.

  4. Countable as an adjective (grammar, of a noun):

    Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.

  1. Infinite as an adjective:

    Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

  2. Infinite as an adjective:

    Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.

  3. Infinite as an adjective:

    With plural noun: infinitely many.

  4. Infinite as an adjective (mathematics):

    Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.

  5. Infinite as an adjective (set theory, of a set):

    Having infinitely many elements.

  6. Infinite as an adjective (grammar):

    Not limited by person or number.

  7. Infinite as an adjective (music):

    Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Moore (Encyc. of Music)"