finite adj

1 bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent [ant: infinite]

2 of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person [ant: infinite]

English

Pronunciation

• ˈfaɪnaɪt

Adjective

1. Limited, constrained by bounds, impermanent

Antonyms

• infinite
• non-finite

Translations

Related terms

• finitely
• finiteness
• transfinite

Italian

Adjective

finite p

Verb form

finite

1. second-person plural present tense of finire
2. second-person plural imperative of finire
3. plural feminine past participle of finire

Finite is the opposite of infinite. It may refer to:

• Having a finite number of elements: finite set
• Being a finite number, so not equal to \pm\infty; all real numbers are finite
• In a stronger sense, being a value that is neither infinite nor infinitesimal or zero; in this sense all real numbers except 0 are finite
• Having a finite size
• In physics jargon, finite can mean either non-infinite or non-zero.
• A finite state machine or finite automaton is a model of behavior composed of states, transitions and actions.
• Finite verb
• Finitude, or the end of existence for an individual on this earth (death).

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