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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfi·nite \ˈfī-ˌnīt\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English finit, from Latin finitus, past participle of finire DATE 15th century1. a. having definite or definable limits a finite number of possibilities b. having a limited nature or existence finite beings2. completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought the finite velocity of light3. a. less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than the negative of that integer b. having a finite number of elements a finite set4. of, relating to, or being a verb or verb form that can function as a predicate or as the initial element of one and that is limited (as in tense, person, and number)• finite noun• fi·nite·ly adverb• fi·nite·ness nounEnglish Etymologyfinite 1410, from L. finitus, pp. of finire "to limit, set bounds, end," from finis (see finish).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7finitefi·nite / 5fainait / adjective1. having a definite limit or fixed size 有限的；有限制的: a finite number of possibilities 为数有限的可能 The world's resources are finite. 世界的资源是有限的。 OPP infinite 2. (grammar 语法) a finite verb form or clause shows a particular tense, person and number 限定的: 'Am', 'is', 'are', 'was' and 'were' are the finite forms of 'be'; 'being' and 'been' are the non-finite forms. am、is、are、was 和 were 是 be 的限定形式； being 和 been 是非限定形式。 OPP non-finiteMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective having definite or definable limits or boundaries FF1C;a finitethicknessFF1E; Synonyms: bound, bounded, limited Related Words: confined, restricted; definable, defined, definite, determinate, fixed, terminable; exact, precise, specific Contrasted Words: boundless, unbounded, unlimited; absolute, complete, total Antonyms: infiniteWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedfi·niteI. \ˈfīˌnīt, usu -nīd.+V\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English finit, from Latin finitus, past participle of finire to limit, finish, end — more at finish1. a. : having definite or definable limits or boundaries : not illimitable : limited, bounded < a finite, although not very definite, thickness will reduce the intensity to a point where it is relatively insignificant — Samuel Glasstone > < the power of credence, of imaginatively realizing a supreme event … is ridiculously finite — Arnold Bennett > < the absorption of all peoples into a finite, small community — C.E.Odegaard > < a universal theory cannot be induced from a finite number of facts — Maurice Cranston & J.W.N.Watkins > b. : having a nature, character, or existence subject to limitations or marked by imperfections : limited in power : not absolute :human, mortal < a finite God who struggles in his great and comprehensive way as we struggle in our weak and silly way — H.G.Wells > < the impossible gulf between the finite Easterner and the infinite, pure virtue of the cowboy — D.B.Davis > < incurable ills such as death, destruction … and ignorance … will always be characteristic of finite beings — M.R.Cohen > < fate was inhuman, it was cruel, it excited and crushed every finite wish — F.R.Leavis > < have pity on finite us — Don May >2. a. : having a character or being completely determinable in theory or in fact either as an object of thought or as susceptible of complete enumeration or of physical measurement b. : subject to experience c. : neither infinite nor infinitesimal3. a. : less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than the negative of that integer — used of a quantity, magnitude, or number b. : having a finite number of elements < the set of integers is finite >4. : of, relating to, or being a verb or verb form that can function as a predicate or as the main element of one and that is limited (as in tense, person, and number)• fi·nite·ly adverbII. noun(-s): a finite thing or being : something that is finiteIII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s): to make finite : limit

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