Finite

Definitions: Finite

Finite

Adjective

1. Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent.

2. (grammar) of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "finite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Finite \Fi"nite\, adjective. [Latin expression finitus, past participle of finire. See Finish, and compare to Fine,]. (Websters 1913)

Computing

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Number

Positive, negative; rational, irrational; surd, radical, real; complex, imaginary; finite; infinite; impossible.

Smallness

Finiteness, finite quantity.

Crosswords: Finite

Therefore there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd)

The finite mind cannot comprehend infinity - and the soul, which comes from God, is infinite. (Fantastic Voyage; writing credit: Jerome Bixby; David Duncan)

Le Vie del Signore sono finite (1987)

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Books

• Flexible Multibody Dynamics: A Finite Element Approach (reference)

• Finite Element Methods for Viscous Incompressible Flows: A Guide to Theory, Practice, and Algorithms (Computer Science and Scientific Computing) (reference)

• Explorations in Finite Mathematics Software and Booklet IBM 3.5: And Finite Mathematics with AP (reference)

• Finite Element Methods: Superconvergence, Post-Processing, and a Posteriori Estimates (Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol 196) (reference)

• Lecture Notes in Mathematics: Finite Rank Torsion Free Abelian Groups and Rings (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Finite Elements In Analysis And Design (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Finite Oceans (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Piccinni: Le Finite Gemelle (reference)

• Ad Finite [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

• Primetime / A Finite Number of Starz (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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This great need of man, the finite, which admits of embrace, they ignore.

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Health

Restorations repair the tooth structure, do not stop caries, and have a finite life span. They are themselves susceptible to disease. (references)

Business

Logistics is an easy spin-off target for cost-conscious companies, because it is a readily identifiable finite activity. (references)

As UK resources of fossil fuels are finite and are being continually eroded, the search for non-fossil fuels and renewable sources of energy has, over the last 2 decades been, increased significantly. (references)

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Expressions using "finite": fatigue strength for finite life ♦ finite Automata ♦ finite Automaton ♦ finite differencing ♦ finite element analysis ♦ finite element modelling ♦ finite Impulse Response ♦ finite quantity ♦ finite State Automata ♦ finite State Automaton ♦ finite State Machine. Additional references.

Beginning with "finite": finite-difference, finite-dimensional, finite-element, finite-medium, finite-risk, finite-state.

Ending with "finite": non-finite, ultra-finite.

Albanian

fundor (ending, terminal), madhësi e caktuar, i përcaktuar (decided, definite, designed, determinate), i caktuar (appointed, appointee, attached, certain, definite, detailed, determinate, explicit, express, fixed, given, magistral, mounted, set, settled, specified, stated, strict, unequivocal). (various references)

Arabic 

‏محدود (bordered, bounded, confined, delimited, determinate, fixed, limited, restricted), ‏شىء محدود. (various references)

Bulgarian 

финитен, с граници, ограничен (close, closed, confined, contracted, hidebound, illiberal, insular, limitary, limited, mean, narrow, narrow minded, one track, open, parochial, pot-bound, restricted, scanty, small minded, sparing, strict, stringent, suburban), определен (certain, concrete, definite, definitive, determinate, explicit, fixed, given, positive, precise, set, settled, special, stated), личен (individual, intimate, particular, peculiar, personal, private, privy, subjective). (various references)

Chinese 

有限 (limited). (various references)

Czech

koneèný (conclusive, definitive, eventual, final, terminal, ultimate). (various references)

Danish

finite-element analyse (finite element analysis), virkning af endelig Larmorradier (effect of finite Larmor radii), udmattelsesstyrke for et bestemt antal belastninger (endurance limit, fatigue strength at N cycles, fatigue strength for finite life), ikke-rekursiv filter (finite impulse response), graf (graph, graph a non-empty but finite set of vertices(or nodes)together with a set of edges that join pairs of distinct vertices), eftersom deformationshastigheden er endelig, vil deformationshaerdning og restitution soege at holde indbyrdes ligevaegt, hvorved der opstaar en polygoniseret struktur (since the deformation rate is finite, the result being a polygonised structure, work hardening and recovery compete with each other), differensmetode (calculus of finite differences, method of differences). (various references)

Dutch

FEM (finite element analysis, finite element modelling), graaf (count, earl, graph a non-empty but finite set of vertices(or nodes)together with a set of edges that join pairs of distinct vertices), elementen-methode (finite element analysis), eindige-elementen-modellering (finite element analysis, finite element modelling), eindige-elementenmethode (finite element analysis), eindige grondstoffen (finite resources, non-renewable resources), eindig impulsantwoord (finite impulse response), effect van de eindige Larmorstralen (effect of finite Larmor radii), doordat de vervormingssnelheid eindig is, werken versteviging en ontsteviging tegen elkaar in, zodat men wel een polygoon geworden structuur aantreft (since the deformation rate is finite, the result being a polygonised structure, work hardening and recovery compete with each other). (various references)

Finnish

finiitti, äärellinen. (various references)

French

fini (finish, finished), limité. (various references)

German

endlich (at last, at long last, eventual, eventually, final, finally, finitely, in the end, ultimately, unlasting). (various references)

Greek 

περιορισμένοσ (bound, confined, pent, poky, qualified, restricted), πεπερασμένοσ (finished), τετελεσμένοσ (finished), � επερασμένος (Finiteness). (various references)

Hebrew 

מו�'בל (confined, handicapped, limited, narrow, stringent), סופי (definitive, final, last, terminal, ultimate). (various references)

Hungarian

véges (terminate), befejezett (complete, consummative, finished, ready). (various references)

Indonesian

terhingga. (various references)

Italian

finito (accomplished, along, bygone, completed, done, finished, gone, kaput, mature, out, over, through), limitato (confined, cramped, lidded, limited, narrow, restricted), definito (defining, definite, determinate, determining, distinct), circoscritto. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

限り有る (limited), 有限 (limited). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

かぎりある (limited), ゆう�'�" (limited, mystery, occult). (various references)

Korean 

� 한. (various references)

Manx

cheorit (circumscribed), caglit (bounded). (various references)

Pig Latin

initefay

Portuguese

finito, derradeiro (aftermost, final, hindmost, last, lattermost, rearmost, ultimate). (various references)

Romanian

finit, mãrginit (dense, illiberal, limited, little, local, low-minded, narrow, narrow minded, obtuse, parochially, restricted, small), limitat (close, conditioned, hidebound, limitary, limited, narrow, narrow minded, one sided, parochial, restricted, scant, scanty). (various references)

Russian 

конечный (cut-off date, cutoff-date, denumerable, ending, eventual, final, net, terminal, ultimate). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

finitan, ograničen (confined, constrained, contracted, limited, parochial, qualified, restricted, scanty, sheepish), konačan (conclusive, definitive, eventual, peremptory, terminal, ultimate). (various references)

Spanish

finito. (various references)

Swedish

finit, ändlig (final). (various references)

Turkish

sonu olan, sayı veya şahıs gösteren, sınırlı (contracted, determinate, limited, ltd, measurable, narrow, parochial, restricted, scant, scanty, scarce, slender, stinted, Strait), ölçülebilir (measurable, mensurable). (various references)

Ukranian 

обмежений (bat-minded, borne, confined, contracted, cramp, cramped, illiberal, insular, limited, local, meager, meagre, narrow, narrow minded, one sided, one track, one-ideaed, one-liner, parochial, pinched, provincial, pure, qualified, restrained, restricted, restrictive, scant, shallow-brained, simple minded, small, small-scale, straitened, terminate). (various references)

Welsh

meidrol. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "finite": finitely, finiteness, finitenesses, finites. (additional references)

Words ending with "finite": definite, indefinite, infinite, nonfinite, transfinite. (additional references)

Words containing "finite": definitely, definiteness, definitenesses, indefinitely, indefiniteness, indefinitenesses, indefinites, infinitely, infiniteness, infinitenesses, infinites, infinitesimal, infinitesimally, infinitesimals. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Finite" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: faentine, fainte, faite, famite, Fanidi, fante, fanti, Fenetre, Fennite, fente, fieniet, figit, Finarte, finate, Finette, finice, finile, finire, finit, Finita, finito, finity, Finnida, fomite, fonte, foxite, minitex. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: feint.

-2 letters: fine, inti, neif, nite, tine.

-3 letters: eft, fen, fet, fie, fin, fit, net, nit, ten, tie, tin.

-4 letters: ef, en, et, if, in, it, ne, ti.

+1 letter: finites, niftier, nifties.

+2 letters: antilife, definite, feinting, felinity, feminist, feminity, ferritin, fileting, finitely, finitude, finniest, flinkite, flintier, identify, infinite, niftiest, notified, notifier, notifies, tefillin, tiffined.

+3 letters: befitting, chieftain, deficient, denitrify, diffident, disinfect, disinfest, efficient, feminists, ferritins, fettucini, fidgeting, filleting, filtering, fingertip, finitudes, flinkites, flintiest, flintlike, fringiest, infantile, infantine, infecting, infection, infective, infertile, infesting, infighter, infinites, inflicted, inflicter, infuriate, intensify, interfile, interfirm, introfied, introfies, nightlife, nitrified, nitrifier, nitrifies, nonfinite, notifiers, refitting, resifting, sniffiest, tiffanies.

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