eventually
/ɪ.ˈvɛn.tjʊ.li/ · e.ven.tu.ally
adverb
- In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks. She eventually found the solution to the puzzle after hours of trying.
- Of a sequence; for some tail; for all terms beyond some term; with only finitely many exceptions. Eventually, all prime numbers are odd, but there are infinitely many prime numbers in total.
Did you know? The word 'eventually' is often used in mathematics to describe the behavior of sequences and functions, particularly in the study of limits and convergence.