English Explanatory Dictionary

finite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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
  1. A thing which has an end or limit.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ /ˈfaɪ.nɪt/ En-us-finite.ogg [ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt] /ˈfɑe.nɑet/ [ˈfɑe̯.nɑe̯t]

Word forms

finite more finite most finite finites

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.

Synonyms

limited

Antonyms

infinite nonfinite infinitival unlimited endless eternal everlasting

Related words

finis finitude finity finitely finiteness finite verb infinite infiniteness infinitude transfinite

Derived words

cofinite finite automaton finite capacity planning finite clause finite continued fraction finite deterrence finite difference finite-dimensional finite element finite field finite generator finite geometry finiteless finitely finitely generated finiteness finite set finite-state automaton finite state machine finite-state machine finitise finitism finitist finitization finitize hyperfinite locally finite metafinite nonfinite non-finite non-finite verb profinite pseudofinite quasifinite semifinite superfinite unfinite σ-finite measure
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