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finite

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fi·nite  (fnt)
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 fntus, past participle of fnre, to limit, from fnis, end.]

finitely adv.
finiteness n.

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 Compare denumerable, infinite [4]
3.
a.  limited or restricted in nature human existence is finite
b.  (as noun) the finite
4. (Linguistics / Grammar) denoting any form or occurrence of a verb inflected for grammatical features such as person, number, and tense
[from Latin fīnītus limited, from fīnīre to limit, end]
finitely  adv
finiteness  n

finite  (fnt)
1. Relating to a set that cannot be put into a one-to-one correspondence with any proper subset of its own members.
2. Relating to or being a numerical quantity describing the size of such a set.
3. Being a member of the set of real or complex numbers.
4. Being a quantity that is non-zero and not infinite.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.finite - bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
mortal - subject to death; "mortal beings"
infinite - having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth"
2.finite - of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
non-finite, infinite - of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"

finite
Translations
finite [ˈfaɪnaɪt]
A. ADJ
1. (= limited) (of distance) → finito; [resources] → limitado
is the universe finite?¿el universo es finito?
to make the best use of finite resourceshacer el mejor uso posible de recursos limitados
we have only a finite amount of money to investsólo disponemos de una cantidad limitada de dinero para invertir
2. (Ling) [mood, verb] → conjugado
B. CPD finite verb Nverbo m conjugado

finite [ˈfaɪnaɪt] adj
[number] → fini(e); [resources] → limité(e)
(GRAMMAR) [verb] → conjugué(e)

finite
adj
(= limited) set, amount, time, resourcesbegrenzt; universeendlich; a finite numbereine begrenzte Zahl; (Math) → eine endliche Zahl; coal and oil are finite resourcesKohle und Öl sind nicht erneuerbare Ressourcen; there is a finite limit to the weight a human can liftein Mensch kann höchstens ein bestimmtes Gewicht heben
(Rel, Philos) being, worldendlich
(Gram) verb, clausefinit

finite [ˈfaɪnaɪt] adj
a. (limited) → limitato/a
b. (Gram) (verb) → finito/a

finite [ˈfaɪnaɪt] adj
a. (limited) → limitato/a
b. (Gram) (verb) → finito/a

finite
adj finite [ˈfainait]
1 having an end or limit Human knowledge is finite, divine knowledge infinite. beperk, begrens مَحْدود ограничен omezený begrænset begrenzt πεπερασμένος finito piiratud محدود rajallinen fini מוּגְבָּל नियत ograničen véges terbatas takmarkaður limitato 有限の 한계가 있는 ribotas ierobežots terhad eindig endelig, begrenset ograniczony, skończony finito finit, limitat имеющий предел konečný končen ograničen begränsad, ändlig มีขอบเขต sınırlı 有限的 обмежений محدود có hạn; có chừng; hạn chế
2 (of a verb) having a subject He speaks ; I ran ; She fell . finiete werkwoord لَه فاعِل финитен určitý finit Verbum finitum που έχει υποκείμενο (γραμμ.) conjugado pöördeline فعل خودایستا finiitti- personnel פּוֹעָל אֵינסוֹפִי समापिका finitan (oznacen licem i brojem) ragozott (ige) bersubyek í persónuhætti finito (動詞が) 定形の (동사가) 정형(定形)의 asmenuojamasis darbības vārda finītā forma bersubjek vervoegd finitt występujący w formie osobowej finito личный (глагол) určitý (slovesný tvar) oseben lični glagolski oblik finit คำกริยาสำคัญของประโยค çekimli 限定的 особовий فعل موجود ہونا (ngôn ngữ học) có ngôi số (động từ)


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The INFINITE DIVISIBILITY of matter, or, in other words, the INFINITE divisibility of a FINITE thing, extending even to the minutest atom, is a point agreed among geometricians, though not less incomprehensible to common-sense than any of those mysteries in religion, against which the batteries of infidelity have been so industriously leveled.
In order to obtain invariable physical laws, we have to proceed to differential equations, showing the direction of change at each moment, not the integral change after a finite interval, however short.
The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body up, but drowned the infinite of his soul.
 
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