Finite

//ˈfaɪ.naɪt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thing which has an end or limit.

    "Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
  2. 2
    Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
  3. 3
    finitely generated (as a module).
Adjective
  1. 1
    bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent wordnet
  2. 2
    (of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person wordnet

Synonyms

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limiteddelimitedadamiteadamiticalgorismicalgorithmic

Example

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"Death ends man's finite existence."

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Related phrases

finite automatonfinite capacity planningfinite continued fractionfinite deterrencefinite differencefinite elementfinite fieldfinite generatorfinite geometryfinite setfinite state machinefinite-dimensional

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