Also known as Finity
Finiteness, finitude, or being finite, is the state of being limited or having an end, and is a counter to the concept of infinity. Humans are considered to be in this state because of their limited life span, uniformly ending in death. Each natural number is considered to be in this state, because counting up to that number stops when the number is reached. The concept appears across disciplines, from mathematics and linguistics to philosophy, where it is used to describe quantities, structures, and conditions. In mathematics, a set or number is finite if it is limited in size, while in lingu
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Within Vinony's link graph, 有限性 is referenced by 15 other articles, and connects out to English language, Latin and death.
It sits within the topics Broad-concept articles, Concepts in logic and Infinity.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- philosophical concept
- Part of
- existentialism
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- studied by
- metaphysics
- opposite of
- infinity
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