Definition of finite in English:

finite

adjective ˈfʌɪnʌɪtˈfaɪnaɪt

1Limited in size or extent.
every computer has a finite amount of memory
每一台计算机的存储量都是有限的。
Example sentencesExamples
- They were always going to gain a finite amount of income from the scheme.
- However, there is a finite number of police officers to respond to incidents.
- We know, that a single universe is enormously large, but always finite in size due to its Big-Bang origin.
- With Frank in the chair, the deans met every fortnight ensuring that finite resources were used effectively.
- There is no doubt that in health there is infinite demand and finite resources, and each scarce health dollar must be put to the best possible use.
- Language is a descriptive and a definitive tool - to name the thing is to bind the thing - and as such it is finite and limited.
- Since our industry is so specific, it's really a finite group of people we're targeting.
- Everything we perceive is filtered through our finite minds with finite vocabulary.
- Simply because resources are finite, and we have to use them the best we can.
- If something created God, God would have a beginning and He'd be finite, not infinite.
- I have told them the heart only has a finite number of irreplaceable cells.
- Anderson now spreads the word on the unsustainability of infinite growth in a finite world.
- We do not know for sure whether the Universe is finite or infinite.
- Earth is a sphere; it therefore has finite volume and finite resources.
- "In public finance, circumstances change, and we have to recognise that resources are finite.
- Inductive arguments reason from a finite set of examples to a general rule.
- In this era of limited resources and finite health - care budgets, it is important to assess not just clinical effectiveness but also cost effectiveness.
- Guest speaker, Mr Warner, pointed out that water is a finite resource that is infinitely recycled.
- On another, more important level, the book is about Levin's research in cosmology, and her idea that the universe may be finite in size.
- These challenges include a finite budget, and limited personnel and resources.
Synonyms
limited, not infinite, subject to limitations, restricted
definable, defined, determinate, fixed
bounded, terminable
delimited, demarcated
2Grammar
(of a verb form) having a specific tense, number, and person.
〔语法〕（动词的形式）限定的。与NON-FINITE 相对
Example sentencesExamples
- But we also don't call them finite complement clauses, though many linguists would.
- In English, tense must be expressed in all finite verb phrases.
- Mini mission statements, nearly always written without benefit of finite verbs, are increasingly common.
- A temporal profile needs to be contributed by a finite verb, as in I walked into the garden, We drove towards the sea.
- Form a question and make it specific and finite so that the answer is easily recognizable.

Derivatives

finitely

adverb ˈfʌɪnʌɪtliˈfaɪˌnaɪtli

He only accepted mathematical objects that could be constructed finitely from the intuitively given set of natural numbers.
Example sentencesExamples
- When laboratory subjects are not allowed to communicate, their behavior closely approximates the behavior that is predicted using finitely repeated, non-cooperative game theory.
- The program may be complicated, but it can only be finitely long.
- He showed that a finitely generated group in which the order of every element divides 6 must be finite.
- Euclid's geometry is an example of a finitely axiomatized theory: it involves a fixed number of proper axioms (together with a few definitions and general principles).

finiteness

noun ˈfʌɪnʌɪtnəsˈfaɪˌnaɪtnəs

What little we know about this new subject consists of a few broad limitations such as the finiteness of the speed of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet under the storms of insignificant daily struggles, we lose sight of the finiteness and fragility of our own existence, one with which we were never comfortable from the moment we came squalling out of the womb.
- Indeed, economic discussion during the last part of the 20th century included a sharp debate about whether the finiteness of natural resource availability imposed a serious limitation on economic growth and development.
- In fact, determined efforts by many physicists and mathematicians over a period of more than 20 years have failed to produce a proof of the finiteness or consistency of string theory.
- The limits of human knowledge, and thus of any religious system, must always be recognized and humbly acknowledged as the product of human finiteness.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin finitus 'finished', past participle of finire (see finish).

Rhymes

transfinite

Definition of finite in US English:

finite

adjectiveˈfaɪnaɪtˈfīnīt

1Having limits or bounds.
有限的；有限制的；有穷的
every computer has a finite amount of memory
每一台计算机的存储量都是有限的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Simply because resources are finite, and we have to use them the best we can.
- Since our industry is so specific, it's really a finite group of people we're targeting.
- Everything we perceive is filtered through our finite minds with finite vocabulary.
- There is no doubt that in health there is infinite demand and finite resources, and each scarce health dollar must be put to the best possible use.
- In this era of limited resources and finite health - care budgets, it is important to assess not just clinical effectiveness but also cost effectiveness.
- They were always going to gain a finite amount of income from the scheme.
- With Frank in the chair, the deans met every fortnight ensuring that finite resources were used effectively.
- Inductive arguments reason from a finite set of examples to a general rule.
- However, there is a finite number of police officers to respond to incidents.
- Earth is a sphere; it therefore has finite volume and finite resources.
- On another, more important level, the book is about Levin's research in cosmology, and her idea that the universe may be finite in size.
- Anderson now spreads the word on the unsustainability of infinite growth in a finite world.
- These challenges include a finite budget, and limited personnel and resources.
- Language is a descriptive and a definitive tool - to name the thing is to bind the thing - and as such it is finite and limited.
- We do not know for sure whether the Universe is finite or infinite.
- I have told them the heart only has a finite number of irreplaceable cells.
- We know, that a single universe is enormously large, but always finite in size due to its Big-Bang origin.
- Guest speaker, Mr Warner, pointed out that water is a finite resource that is infinitely recycled.
- If something created God, God would have a beginning and He'd be finite, not infinite.
- "In public finance, circumstances change, and we have to recognise that resources are finite.
Synonyms
limited, not infinite, subject to limitations, restricted
1. 1.1 Not infinitely small.
  非无限小的
  one's chance of winning may be small, but it is finite
  一个人的获胜机会或许很小，但并非完全不可能。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Real gases are composed of molecules of finite size which attract each other.
  Any probe must be made of some material and have a finite size.
  They are neither finite quantities nor quantities infinitely small, nor yet nothing.
  Obviously, taking infinitesimal steps in the direction of the gradient would take forever, so some finite step size must be used.
2Grammar
(of a verb form) having a specific tense, number, and person.
〔语法〕（动词的形式）限定的。与NON-FINITE 相对
Contrasted with nonfinite
Example sentencesExamples
- A temporal profile needs to be contributed by a finite verb, as in I walked into the garden, We drove towards the sea.
- Mini mission statements, nearly always written without benefit of finite verbs, are increasingly common.
- But we also don't call them finite complement clauses, though many linguists would.
- Form a question and make it specific and finite so that the answer is easily recognizable.
- In English, tense must be expressed in all finite verb phrases.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire (see finish).

词汇	finite
释义	Definition of finite in English: finite adjective ˈfʌɪnʌɪtˈfaɪnaɪt 1Limited in size or extent. every computer has a finite amount of memory 每一台计算机的存储量都是有限的。 Example sentencesExamples They were always going to gain a finite amount of income from the scheme. However, there is a finite number of police officers to respond to incidents. We know, that a single universe is enormously large, but always finite in size due to its Big-Bang origin. With Frank in the chair, the deans met every fortnight ensuring that finite resources were used effectively. There is no doubt that in health there is infinite demand and finite resources, and each scarce health dollar must be put to the best possible use. Language is a descriptive and a definitive tool - to name the thing is to bind the thing - and as such it is finite and limited. Since our industry is so specific, it's really a finite group of people we're targeting. Everything we perceive is filtered through our finite minds with finite vocabulary. Simply because resources are finite, and we have to use them the best we can. If something created God, God would have a beginning and He'd be finite, not infinite. I have told them the heart only has a finite number of irreplaceable cells. Anderson now spreads the word on the unsustainability of infinite growth in a finite world. We do not know for sure whether the Universe is finite or infinite. Earth is a sphere; it therefore has finite volume and finite resources. "In public finance, circumstances change, and we have to recognise that resources are finite. Inductive arguments reason from a finite set of examples to a general rule. In this era of limited resources and finite health - care budgets, it is important to assess not just clinical effectiveness but also cost effectiveness. Guest speaker, Mr Warner, pointed out that water is a finite resource that is infinitely recycled. On another, more important level, the book is about Levin's research in cosmology, and her idea that the universe may be finite in size. These challenges include a finite budget, and limited personnel and resources. Synonyms limited, not infinite, subject to limitations, restricted definable, defined, determinate, fixed bounded, terminable delimited, demarcated 2Grammar (of a verb form) having a specific tense, number, and person. 〔语法〕（动词的形式）限定的。与NON-FINITE 相对 Example sentencesExamples But we also don't call them finite complement clauses, though many linguists would. In English, tense must be expressed in all finite verb phrases. Mini mission statements, nearly always written without benefit of finite verbs, are increasingly common. A temporal profile needs to be contributed by a finite verb, as in I walked into the garden, We drove towards the sea. Form a question and make it specific and finite so that the answer is easily recognizable. Derivatives finitely adverb ˈfʌɪnʌɪtliˈfaɪˌnaɪtli He only accepted mathematical objects that could be constructed finitely from the intuitively given set of natural numbers. Example sentencesExamples When laboratory subjects are not allowed to communicate, their behavior closely approximates the behavior that is predicted using finitely repeated, non-cooperative game theory. The program may be complicated, but it can only be finitely long. He showed that a finitely generated group in which the order of every element divides 6 must be finite. Euclid's geometry is an example of a finitely axiomatized theory: it involves a fixed number of proper axioms (together with a few definitions and general principles). finiteness noun ˈfʌɪnʌɪtnəsˈfaɪˌnaɪtnəs What little we know about this new subject consists of a few broad limitations such as the finiteness of the speed of light. Example sentencesExamples Yet under the storms of insignificant daily struggles, we lose sight of the finiteness and fragility of our own existence, one with which we were never comfortable from the moment we came squalling out of the womb. Indeed, economic discussion during the last part of the 20th century included a sharp debate about whether the finiteness of natural resource availability imposed a serious limitation on economic growth and development. In fact, determined efforts by many physicists and mathematicians over a period of more than 20 years have failed to produce a proof of the finiteness or consistency of string theory. The limits of human knowledge, and thus of any religious system, must always be recognized and humbly acknowledged as the product of human finiteness. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin finitus 'finished', past participle of finire (see finish). Rhymes transfinite Definition of finite in US English: finite adjectiveˈfaɪnaɪtˈfīnīt 1Having limits or bounds. 有限的；有限制的；有穷的 every computer has a finite amount of memory 每一台计算机的存储量都是有限的。 Example sentencesExamples Simply because resources are finite, and we have to use them the best we can. Since our industry is so specific, it's really a finite group of people we're targeting. Everything we perceive is filtered through our finite minds with finite vocabulary. There is no doubt that in health there is infinite demand and finite resources, and each scarce health dollar must be put to the best possible use. In this era of limited resources and finite health - care budgets, it is important to assess not just clinical effectiveness but also cost effectiveness. They were always going to gain a finite amount of income from the scheme. With Frank in the chair, the deans met every fortnight ensuring that finite resources were used effectively. Inductive arguments reason from a finite set of examples to a general rule. However, there is a finite number of police officers to respond to incidents. Earth is a sphere; it therefore has finite volume and finite resources. On another, more important level, the book is about Levin's research in cosmology, and her idea that the universe may be finite in size. Anderson now spreads the word on the unsustainability of infinite growth in a finite world. These challenges include a finite budget, and limited personnel and resources. Language is a descriptive and a definitive tool - to name the thing is to bind the thing - and as such it is finite and limited. We do not know for sure whether the Universe is finite or infinite. I have told them the heart only has a finite number of irreplaceable cells. We know, that a single universe is enormously large, but always finite in size due to its Big-Bang origin. Guest speaker, Mr Warner, pointed out that water is a finite resource that is infinitely recycled. If something created God, God would have a beginning and He'd be finite, not infinite. "In public finance, circumstances change, and we have to recognise that resources are finite. Synonyms limited, not infinite, subject to limitations, restricted 1.1 Not infinitely small. 非无限小的 one's chance of winning may be small, but it is finite 一个人的获胜机会或许很小，但并非完全不可能。 Example sentencesExamples Real gases are composed of molecules of finite size which attract each other. Any probe must be made of some material and have a finite size. They are neither finite quantities nor quantities infinitely small, nor yet nothing. Obviously, taking infinitesimal steps in the direction of the gradient would take forever, so some finite step size must be used. 2Grammar (of a verb form) having a specific tense, number, and person. 〔语法〕（动词的形式）限定的。与NON-FINITE 相对 Contrasted with nonfinite Example sentencesExamples A temporal profile needs to be contributed by a finite verb, as in I walked into the garden, We drove towards the sea. Mini mission statements, nearly always written without benefit of finite verbs, are increasingly common. But we also don't call them finite complement clauses, though many linguists would. Form a question and make it specific and finite so that the answer is easily recognizable. In English, tense must be expressed in all finite verb phrases. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire (see finish).
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