Finite is the opposite of infinite. It may refer to:
- Having a finite number of elements: finite set
- Being a finite number, so not equal to
; all real numbers are finite
- In a stronger sense, being a value that is neither infinite nor infinitesimal or zero; in this sense all real numbers except 0 are finite
- Having a finite size
- In physics jargon, finite can mean either non-infinite or non-zero. In Mathematics, a set is called finite if there is a Bijection between the set and some set of the form {1 2. In Mathematics, the real numbers may be described informally in several different ways Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion.
- A finite state machine or finite automaton is a model of behavior composed of states, transitions and actions.
- Finite verb
- Finitude, or the end of existence for an individual on this earth (death). A finite verb is a Verb that is inflected for person and for tense according to the rules and categories of the languages in which it occurs Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific
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