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Vinony

finite

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ / /ˈfaɪ.nɪt/ / [ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt]

adj

Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective.

  1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
  2. Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
  3. finitely generated (as a module).

noun

Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective.

  1. 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.”