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Webster 1913 Edition

Finite

Fi′nite

,
Adj.
[L.
finitus
, p. p. of
finire
. See
Finish
, and cf.
Fine
,
Adj.
]
Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; – opposed to infinite;
as,
finite
number;
finite
existence; a
finite
being; a
finite
mind;
finite
duration.

Webster 1828 Edition

Finite

FI'NITE

,
Adj.
[L. finitus, from finio, to finish, from finis, limit.]
Having a limit; limited; bounded; opposed to infinite, as finite number, finite existence; applied to this life, we say, a finite being, finite duration.

Definition 2024

finite

finite

English

Adjective

finite ‎(comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

  1. Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds.
  2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]
    The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb

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Esperanto

Adverb

finite

  1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

Interlingua

Participle

finite

  1. past participle of finir

Italian

Adjective

finite f pl

  1. feminine plural of finito

Verb

finite

  1. second-person plural present of finire
  2. second-person plural imperative of finire
  3. plural feminine past participle of finire

Latin

Adverb

fīnīte ‎(not comparable)

  1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.
  2. Definitely, specifically.

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References

  • finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Etymology

From Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō ‎(“I finish; I terminate”), from fīnis ‎(“boundary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪnaɪ(t)/

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