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finite definition

fi·nite (fī′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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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