The precise origin of the infinity symbol '''∞''' is unclear. One possibility is suggested by the name it is sometimes called — the [[lemniscate]], from the Latin ''lemniscus'', meaning "ribbon." One can imagine walking forever along a simple loop formed from a ribbon. | The precise origin of the infinity symbol '''∞''' is unclear. One possibility is suggested by the name it is sometimes called — the [[lemniscate]], from the Latin ''lemniscus'', meaning "ribbon." One can imagine walking forever along a simple loop formed from a ribbon. |