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finite

/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/

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What does finite mean?

adjective

  1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
  2. Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
  3. finitely generated (as a module).
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noun

  1. A thing which has an end or limit.

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IPA pronunciation

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“Unless it were a transfinite number falling in love with a finite one—I suppose such things do happen, even in mathematics.”
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
But most of the difficulty of inducing children to learn would disappear if our demands became not only definite but finite.
Bernard ShawTreatise on Parents and ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #908
More book examples (3)
The fact that God is FINITE is one upon which those who think clearly among the new believers are very insistent.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046
Therefore, all Divine revelation of infinite truth is limited and finite as to its conception, when revealed through a finite capacity.
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
The higher we rise, the better we see that life on this planet is the going up from the Finite to the Infinite.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455