finite Definition
fi·nite (fī′nīt′)
adjective
- having measurable or definable limits; not infinite
- Gram. having limits of person, number, and tense: said of a verb that can be used in a predicate
- Math.
- capable of being reached, completed, or surpassed by counting: said of numbers or sets
- 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 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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