finite
having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
Mathematics.
(of a set of elements) capable of being completely counted.
not infinite or infinitesimal.
not zero.
subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature: our finite existence on earth.
something that is finite.
Origin of finite
1Other words for finite
1 | bounded, limited, circumscribed, restricted |
Other words from finite
- fi·nite·ly, adverb
- fi·nite·ness, noun
- non·fi·nite, adjective, noun
- non·fi·nite·ly, adverb
- non·fi·nite·ness, noun
- su·per·fi·nite, adjective
- su·per·fi·nite·ly, adverb
- su·per·fi·nite·ness, noun
- un·fi·nite, adjective
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How to use finite in a sentence
Denmark has become the largest oil producer so far to set a finite deadline for ending oil and gas extraction, in an effort to meet some of the world’s most ambitious climate targets.
The EU’s biggest oil producer will end extraction by 2050—and exploration is canceled as of now | kdunn6 | December 4, 2020 | FortuneI say this because the scenario I have described assumes that the size of the universe remains finite at the Janus point.
It still behooves clients to secure the supply that’s finite in advance.
‘More of an acceptable concept’: Publishers test more frequent ad price changes | Max Willens | October 16, 2020 | DigidayIf you image the night sky with your smartphone camera, the stars also have a finite size of pixels in your image, even though they are point sources for both you and your smartphone.
Readers ask about exoplanets, spider silk and water beetles | Science News Staff | October 4, 2020 | Science NewsThey can be finite-dimensional or infinite-dimensional, have “boundary” or not have boundary, and be defined over a variety of number systems, such as the real, complex or p-adic numbers.
Building the Mathematical Library of the Future | Kevin Hartnett | October 1, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
On the other hand, it is claimed on the basis of the finiteness of human action that both reward and punishment should be finite.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikSimilarly God's unity in Maimonides is among other things based upon the finiteness of the world and its unity.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThis denial enlarges the human intellect by removing its evidence from sense to Soul, and from finiteness into infinity.
Unity of Good | Mary Baker EddyThis necessary finiteness of literature may be illustrated in another way.
The picture contains transitoriness, finiteness, yet also a vista of new formation, new land.
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for finite
/ (ˈfaɪnaɪt) /
bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent: a finite difference
maths logic having a number of elements that is a natural number; able to be counted using the natural numbers less than some natural number: Compare denumerable, infinite (def. 4)
limited or restricted in nature: human existence is finite
(as noun): the finite
denoting any form or occurrence of a verb inflected for grammatical features such as person, number, and tense
Origin of finite
1Derived forms of finite
- finitely, adverb
- finiteness, noun
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Scientific definitions for finite
[ fī′nīt′ ]
Relating to a set that cannot be put into a one-to-one correspondence with any proper subset of its own members.
Relating to or being a numerical quantity describing the size of such a set.
Being a member of the set of real or complex numbers.
Being a quantity that is non-zero and not infinite.
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