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ad infinitum: to infinity: i.e., enduring forever. Used to designate a property which repeats in all cases in mathematical proof. Also used in philosophical contexts to mean "repeating in all cases". ad interim (ad int.) for the meantime: As in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim", denoting a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ...
Examples include: "The sequence 1, 2, 3, ... continues ad infinitum." "The perimeter of a fractal may be iteratively drawn ad infinitum." The 17th-century writer Jonathan Swift incorporated the idea of self-similarity in the following lines from his satirical poem On Poetry: a Rhapsody (1733):
A solis ortu usque ad occasum; Ab urbe condita; Acta Apostolicae Sedis; Acta Croatica; Acta Diurna; Acta Senatus; Ad astra; Ad beatissimi Apostolorum; Ad eundem; Ad fontes; Ad hoc; Ad hominem; Ad honorem; Ad infinitum; Ad libitum; Ad maiorem Dei gloriam; Ad metalla; Ad nauseam; Ad orientem; Ad personam; Ad quod damnum; Ad sectam; Ad utrumque ...
reductio ad Hitlerum: leading back to Hitler: A term coined by German-American political philosopher Leo Strauss to humorously describe a fallacious argument that compares an opponent's views to those held by Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party. Derived from reductio ad absurdum. reductio ad infinitum: leading back to the infinite
iudex ad quem: Appellate court or court of last resort (vs. iudex a quo) iudex a quo: Lower court from which an appeal originates; originating court (vs. iudex ad quem) iura novit curia: the court knows the law The principle that the parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case. ius accrescendi
4. ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis (1995) Maybe we're old-fashioned, but we've always believed that if a song becomes a big radio hit played ad infinitum, it would be nice if the singer could sing.
Ad infinitum is a Latin phrase. Ad Infinitum may also refer to: Ad Infinitum (British band) Ad Infinitum (Swiss band) Argumentum ad infinitum, another Latin phrase ...
A dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid; Ad antiquitatem; Ad hominem; Ad infinitum; Ad nauseam; Ad personam; Argumentum a fortiori; Argumentum ad antiquitatem; Argumentum ad baculum; Argumentum ad captandum; Argumentum ad consequentiam; Argumentum ad crumenam; Argumentum ad ignorantiam; Argumentum ad lapidem; Argumentum ad lazarum ...