finitism
/ˈfaɪnaɪˌtɪzəm/
finitism noun: an extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.
Noun
finitism (uncountable)
- An extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.
- As a result, some logical principles no longer apply, including Aristotle’s theorem of the excluded middle, according to which a mathematical statement is always either true or false. In finitism, a statement can be indeterminate at a certain point in time if the value of a number has not yet been...2025 August 4, Manon Bischoff, “Some Mathematicians Don’t Believe in Infinity”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025
finitism meaning in Bengali
finitism in Bengali
- গঠনতন্ত্রের একটি চরম রূপ
Origin of finitism
From finite + -ism.
Words formed from finitism
Questions about finitism
- What does finitism mean?
- Finitism means an extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.
- What is finitism in Bengali?
- Finitism in Bengali is গঠনতন্ত্রের একটি চরম রূপ. See Finitism meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is finitism?
- Finitism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce finitism?
- Finitism is pronounced /ˈfaɪnaɪˌtɪzəm/.
Words near finitism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: finitism (page history and authors); finitism (Bengali 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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