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finitely
Variant of finite
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
noun
anything that has measurable limits; finite thing
Related Forms:
- finitely adverb
- finiteness noun
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