infinite distance

collocation in English

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infinite
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.fɪ.nət/us
/ˈɪn.fə.nət/
without limits; extremely large ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofinfiniteanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The "point of perspective" for the orthographic projection is atinfinitedistance.
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Here again the speed becomes infinite at aninfinitedistancefrom the wall.
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It is said that extremes meet at aninfinitedistancefrom reality, and it may be that that is appropriate.
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While the robot is traveling in a straight line, the center of rotation is aninfinitedistancefrom the robot.
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A hop count of 16 is considered aninfinitedistance, in other words the route is considered unreachable.
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The "point of perspective" for the orthographic projection is atinfinitedistance.
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If the eye is aninfinitedistancefrom the source, plane waves enter the pupil.
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The scenario is that several particles come together from aninfinitedistanceaway.
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This means that the far-field energy actually escapes toinfinitedistance(it "radiates").
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In other words, an orthophoto is a simulation of a photograph taken from aninfinitedistance, looking straight down to nadir.
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It is defined as the work that must be done to move it from aninfinitedistanceaway to its present location, adjusted for non-electrical forces on the object.
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At its final state, it will be aninfinitedistanceaway from the planet, and its speed will be negligibly small and assumed to be 0.
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If the potential energy is set to zero atinfinitedistancefrom the atomic nucleus or molecule, the usual convention, then bound electron states have negative potential energy.
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At relative infinite distances from the initial interface, the concentration gradients of each of the components and the marker velocity can be assumed to be equal to zero.
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