finite
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fi·nite
(fī'nīt') 
adj.
A finite thing.
finiteness fi'nite'ness n.
adj.
- Having bounds; limited: a finite list of choices; our finite fossil fuel reserves.
- Existing, persisting, or enduring for a limited time only; impermanent.
- Mathematics.
- Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal.
- Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero.
- Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number.
- Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set.
- Grammar. Of or relating to any of the forms of a verb that can occur on their own in a main clause and that can formally express distinctions in person, number, tense, mood, and voice, often by means of conjugation, as the verb sees in She sees the sign.
A finite thing.
[Middle English finit, from Latin fīnītus, past participle of fīnīre, to limit, from fīnis, end.]
finitely fi'nite'ly adv.finiteness fi'nite'ness n.
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finite
adj
Definition: subject to limitations
Antonyms: endless, infinite, interminable, unlimited, unrestricted
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finite
IN BRIEF: Having limits that can be measured.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
— Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).
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Finite
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - endelig, begrænset, finit
n. - finit form af verbum
Nederlands (Dutch)
eindig, niet oneindig klein, met bepaald aantal en persoon (grammatica)
Français (French)
adj. - limité, fini
n. - limite, (Math, Philos, Ling) fini
Deutsch (German)
adj. - begrenzt, (Philos.)(Math.) endlich
n. - das Endliche oder Begrenzte
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πεπερασμένος, που έχει όρια ή τέλος, που υπόκειται σε περιορισμούς, περιορισμένος
Italiano (Italian)
finito, limitato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - finito
Русский (Russian)
имеющий предел, ограниченный, личный (глагол)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - finito, conjugado
n. - cosa o ser finito
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - begränsad, finit (gram.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有限的, 限定的, 有穷的, 有限, 有限之物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有限的, 限定的, 有窮的
n. - 有限, 有限之物
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 한정된, 유한의
n. - 한정
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 限りある, 有限の, 定形の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) محدود , متناه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - סופי, מוגבל, מוטה (פועל), לא קטן עד אין סוף
n. - דבר מוגבל או סופי
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