fi·nite (f  nt )adj. 1. a. Having bounds; limited: a finite list of choices; our finite fossil fuel reserves. b. Existing, persisting, or enduring for a limited time only; impermanent. 2. Mathematics a. Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal. b. Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero. c. Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number. d. Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set. 3. Grammar 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. n. A finite thing. [Middle English finit, from Latin f ntus, past participle of fnre, to limit, from fnis, end.]fi nitely adv.fi niteness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | finiteness - the quality of being finite quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare boundlessness, infiniteness, limitlessness, unboundedness, infinitude - the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit |
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