fi´nite|ness

fi´nite|ness
fi|nite «FY nyt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. a) having limits or bounds; not infinite: »

Human understanding is finite.

SYNONYM(S): bounded, limited. b) not too great or too small to be measured.
2. of or having to do with a finite verb.
3. Mathematics. a) (of a number) capable of being reached or passed in counting. b) (of a magnitude) less than infinite and greater than infinitesimal. c) (of a set) having a limited number of elements.
–n.
what is finite; something finite.
[< Latin fīnītus, past participle of fīnīre to finish < fīnis end]
fi´nite|ly, adverb.
fi´nite|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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