finite
Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
Other meanings
Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
finitely generated (as a module).
Antonyms
- infinite
- endless
- eternal
Related words
- cofinite
- finite automaton
- finite capacity planning
- finite continued fraction
- finite deterrence
- finite difference
- finite-dimensional
- finite element
- finite field
- finite generator
- finite geometry
- finiteless
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "fīnītus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “finite” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.