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adjective
- 1. limited in size or extent: "every computer has a finite amount of memory"
- 2. (of a verb form) having a specific tense, number, and person.
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having a limit or end: The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money. finite amount We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't continue indefinitely. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Range and limits. all the way to idiom. ambit. anywhere. at large idiom. band.
a. : having definite or definable limits. a finite number of possibilities. b. : having a limited nature or existence. finite beings. 2. : completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought. the finite velocity of light. 3. a. : less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than the negative of that integer. b.
Finite definition: having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.. See examples of FINITE used in a sentence.
having a limit or end: The funds available for the program are finite and we cannot afford to waste money. finite amount We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't continue indefinitely. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Range and limits. all the way to idiom. ambit. anywhere. at large idiom. band. breadth.
1. adjective. Something that is finite has a definite fixed size or extent. [formal] ...a finite set of elements. Only a finite number of situations can arise. The fossil fuels (coal and oil) are finite resources. Synonyms: limited, bounded, restricted, demarcated More Synonyms of finite. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Calling something finite means it has an end or finishing point. Preparing for a standardized test might be unpleasant, but you have to remember that the work is finite ; you won't be doing it forever.
Definition of finite adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
finite. ( ˈfaɪnaɪt) adj. 1. (Mathematics) bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent: a finite difference. 2. (Mathematics) 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.
Finite definition: Of or relating to any of the forms of a verb that can occur on their own in a main clause and that can formally express distinctions in person, number, tense, mood, and voice, often by means of conjugation, as the verb sees in She sees the sign. .
finite meaning, definition, what is finite: having an end or a limit: Learn more.
