finite

adj.

1. 1. Having bounds; limited: a finite list of choices; our finite fossil fuel reserves.
   2. Existing, persisting, or enduring for a limited time only; impermanent.
2. Mathematics.
   1. Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal.
   2. Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero.
   3. Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number.
   4. Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set.
3. 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.

n.
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.

adj

Definition: subject to limitations
Antonyms: endless, infinite, interminable, unlimited, unrestricted

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IN BRIEF: Having limits that can be measured.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

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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introduction to the finite element method