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finitist

finitist noun: a proponent of finitism.

Noun

finitist (plural finitists)

  1. A proponent of finitism.

Adjective

finitist (comparative more finitist, superlative most finitist)

  1. Of or relating to finitism.
    • Primitive recursive arithmetic, or PRA, is a quantifier-free formalization of the natural numbers. It was first proposed by Skolem as a formalization of his finitist conception of the foundations of arithmetic, and it is widely agreed that all reasoning of PRA is finitist. Many also believe that...

Forms of finitist

Noun
pluralfinitists
Adjective
comparativemore finitist
superlativemost finitist

Origin of finitist

From finite + -ist.

Questions about finitist

What does finitist mean?
Finitist means a proponent of finitism.
What part of speech is finitist?
Finitist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of finitist?
The plural of finitist is finitists.

Words near finitist in the dictionary

  1. finitise
  2. finitised
  3. finitises
  4. finitising
  5. finitism
  6. finitist
  7. finitistic
  8. finitists
  9. finitive
  10. finitizability
  11. finitizable

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