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finite

Syllables: fi·niteUK/ˈfaɪ.naɪt//ˈfaɪ.naɪt/

finite adjective: having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

Adjective

finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

  1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
    Synonyms:
    limited
  2. Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
  3. (ring theory) finitely generated (as a module).

Noun

finite (plural finites)

  1. A thing which has an end or limit.
    • Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.1733, I[saac] W[atts], “A Brief Scheme of Ontology: Or The Science of Being in General; […]. Chap[ter] XIII. Of Agreement and Difference, of Sameness, and the Doctrine of Opposites.”, in...

finite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

finite in Hindi

having an end or limit
परिमित parimit

finite in Tamil

முடிவுறு

finite in Urdu

محدود

finite in Bengali

finite, bounded
পরিমিত pôrimitô
finite
সীমিত simitô
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finite in Malayalam
സാന്തം, അതിർത്തിയുള്ള, പരിമിതമായ, വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാൻ കഴിയുന്ന
finite in Kannada
ಮೇರೆಯುಳ್ಳ, ಗಡಿಯುಳ್ಳ, ಸೀಮಿತ, ಪರಿಮಿತ
finite in Tagalog
hangganin
finite in Indonesian
berhingga, terhingga

Examples of finite in a sentence

  • It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.
  • A strictly stationary and mixing process with finite expectation satisfies a Law of Large Numbers.
  • Every permutable subgroup of a finite group is semipermutable. The converse, however, is not necessarily true.

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Synonyms of finite

Antonyms

Forms of finite

Adjective
comparativemore finite
superlativemost finite
Noun
pluralfinites

Origin of finite

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.

Words formed from finite

Phrases with finite

Words that rhyme with finite

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Questions about finite

What does finite mean?
Finite means having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
What is finite in Hindi?
Finite in Hindi is परिमित (parimit). See Finite meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is finite?
Finite can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce finite?
Finite is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ (UK).

Words near finite in the dictionary

  1. finisht
  2. Finistere
  3. Finistère
  4. finitarily
  5. finitary
  6. finite
  7. finite automata
  8. finite automaton
  9. finite capacity planning
  10. finite clause
  11. finite clauses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: finite (page history and authors); finite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); finite (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); পরিমিত (Bengali) (page history and authors); finite (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); finite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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