Main Entry:: fi·nite
Pronunciation:: \ˈfī-ˌnīt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English finit, from Latin finitus, past participle of finire
Date:: 15th century

1 a: having definite or definable limits <a finite number of possibilities> b: having a limited nature or existence <finite beings>2: completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought <the finite velocity of light>3 a: less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than the negative of that integer b: having a finite number of elements <a finite set>4: of, relating to, or being a verb or verb form that can function as a predicate or as the initial element of one and that is limited (as in tense, person, and number)

— finite noun

— fi·nite·ly adverb

— fi·nite·ness noun

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