finite

UK /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ US /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/

adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.

finitely generated (as a module).

noun

A thing which has an end or limit.

Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.

Collocations

ADJ.

deterministic, infinite, large, nondeterministic, patient, true

The patient made a finite list of hospitals to contact before making her decision.

VERB + FINITE

ends, growth, learning, load, oil, sentences

The world's finite oil reserves won't last forever if we keep consuming at this rate.

FINITE + NOUN

automata, automaton, element, elements, existence, heartbeats, length, method

We learned in computer science class how finite automata can recognize simple patterns in text.

PREP.

about, in, on, on, with

We need to make a decision soon because our budget is finite.

ADV.

arbitrarily, forever

We can't arbitrarily finite our resources and expect the project to succeed indefinitely.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

infinite
non-finite
nonfinite

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.

Wiktionary

Death ends man's finite existence.

Tatoeba · #246325

Obviously, the theorem is true for finite sets.

Tatoeba · #367526

For the sake of completeness, let us mention that the ring R, considered as a module over itself, has submodules of arbitrarily large finite length.

Tatoeba · #518352

Oil is a finite supply and supplies will eventually run dry.

Tatoeba · #2142732

Man's knowledge is finite.

Tatoeba · #2633342

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