fi|nite

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.