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finite Definition

fi·nite (nīt′)

adjective

  1. having measurable or definable limits; not infinite
  2. Gram. having limits of person, number, and tense: said of a verb that can be used in a predicate
  3. Math.
    1. capable of being reached, completed, or surpassed by counting: said of numbers or sets
    2. neither infinite nor infinitesimal: said of a magnitude

Etymology: ME finit < L finitus, pp. of finire, finish

noun

anything that has measurable limits; finite thing

finite Related Forms

fi·nite′ly adverb fi·nite′·ness noun

finite Synonyms

finite

modif.

finite Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • size: In fact, he thinks that universe is finite in size.
  • duration: These will be like painful fire, but they are finite in duration, and souls in Purgatory will be assured of final salvation.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: Furthermore, it is not possible for the infinite and finite to mix, making an infinite finite.

Modifies a noun

  • automata: Content Introduction to theory of machines: [ 4 lectures ] deterministic finite automata, regular languages, nondeterministic finite automata.
  • automaton: The maximum number of states that the finite automaton requires is set by default to 500.
  • verb: A clause is a group of two or more phrases, one of which contains a finite verb.
  • approximation: The intention being, to show that it is permissible to talk about successive finite approximations approaching strict equivalence in the limit.
  • lifespan: Senescence is a process in each cell that causes it to stop dividing due to its finite lifespan.
  • element: Three dimensional plane wave basis finite elements for short wave modeling.

Modifying Another Word

  • either: The interpretation we produced was itself either finite or denumerably infinite.
  • only: Since only finite regions are considered, the algebras are called local algebras.
  • always: It should be remembered that titles and rhythm descriptions for such pieces are not always finite.
  • still: Although electricity travels fast, its speed is still finite and over a wire it is slower than in a vacuum.
  • very: For them, the realities of a very finite planet simply do not equate with their conventional wisdoms of infinite growth.
  • not: Indeed, we only have a sense of the infinite, or what is not finite, from various created finite viewpoints.

Used with adjective complement

remain: As speculative computations may be infinite, while mandatory ones remain finite, divergence should be defined with the greatest care.

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