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finities

finities is the plural of finity.

Meaning of finity

Noun

finity (countable and uncountable, plural finities)

  1. (rare, uncountable) The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.
    • He was calm in the conviction that he could measure and calculate the universe […] He matched finity against the Infinite.1874, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 31, in Idolatry: A Romance
    Synonyms:
    boundedness
  2. (countable, rare) Something which is limited in number or scope.
    • If we imagined a person capable of comprehending infinity, we should merely think that he was able infinitely to add up finities.1837 September 2, “The Transcendalist's Dialogues: No. IX”, in The Shepherd, volume 3, number 10, page 79

Questions about finities

What is finities the plural of?
Finities is the plural of finity.

Words near finities in the dictionary

  1. finitely presented
  2. finiteness
  3. finitenesses
  4. finites
  5. finitesimal
  6. finities
  7. finitisation
  8. finitisations
  9. finitise
  10. finitised
  11. finitises

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