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–adjective

1.	having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.

Mathematics.

a.	(of a set of elements) capable of being completely counted.

b.	not infinite or infinitesimal.

not zero.

3.	subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature: man's finite existence on earth.

–noun

4.	something that is finite.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L fīnītus, ptp. of fīnīre to stop, limit. See fine¹, -ite²

]

—Related forms

fi·nite·ly, adverb

fi·nite·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. bounded, limited, circumscribed, restricted.

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adj.

1. Having bounds; limited: a finite list of choices; our finite fossil fuel reserves.
2. Existing, persisting, or enduring for a limited time only; impermanent.
3. Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal.
4. Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero.
5. Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number.
6. Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set.
Mathematics
1. Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal.
2. Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero.
3. Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number.
4. Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set.
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 fīnītus, past participle of fīnīre, to limit, from fīnis, end.]

fi'nite'ly adv., fi'nite'ness n.

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finite

1410, from L. finitus, pp. of finire "to limit, set bounds, end," from finis (see finish).

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finite
adjective
1.	bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent [ant: infinite]
2.	of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person [ant: infinite]

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finite1 [ˈfainait] adjective

having an end or limit
Example: Human knowledge is finite, divine knowledge infinite.

Arabic:	مَحْدود
Chinese (Simplified):	有限的
Chinese (Traditional):	有限的
Czech:	omezený
Danish:	begrænset
Dutch:	eindig
Estonian:	piiratud
Finnish:	rajallinen
French:	fini
German:	begrenzt
Greek:	πεπερασμένος
Hungarian:	véges
Icelandic:	takmarkaður
Indonesian:	terbatas
Italian:	limitato

Japanese:	有限の
Korean:	유한한, 제한된
Latvian:	ierobežots
Lithuanian:	ribotas
Norwegian:	endelig, begrenset
Polish:	ograniczony, skończony
Portuguese (Brazil):	finito
Portuguese (Portugal):	finito
Romanian:	finit, limitat
Russian:	имеющий предел
Slovak:	konečný
Slovenian:	končen
Spanish:	finito
Swedish:	begränsad, ändlig
Turkish:	sınırlı

finite2 [ˈfainait] adjective

(of a verb) having a subject
Example: He speaks; I ran; She fell.

Arabic:	لَه فاعِل
Chinese (Simplified):	限定的
Chinese (Traditional):	限定的
Czech:	určitý
Danish:	finit
Dutch:	vervoegd
Estonian:	pöördeline
Finnish:	finiitti-
French:	personnel
German:	Verbum finitum
Greek:	που έχει υποκείμενο (γραμμ.)
Hungarian:	ragozott (ige)
Icelandic:	í persónuhætti
Indonesian:	bersubyek
Italian:	finito

Japanese:	(動詞が) 定形の
Korean:	(동사가) 주어의 인칭과 수, 시제를 알려 주는
Latvian:	darbības vārda finītā forma
Lithuanian:	asmenuojamasis
Norwegian:	finitt
Polish:	występujący w formie osobowej
Portuguese (Brazil):	finito
Portuguese (Portugal):	finito
Russian:	личный (глагол)
Slovak:	určitý (slovesný tvar)
Slovenian:	oseben
Spanish:	conjugado
Swedish:	finit
Turkish:	çekimli

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finite Audio Help (fī'nīt') Pronunciation Key

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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finite
compact

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