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Added 9 October 2026

finite

/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ adjective

In Latin: fīnītus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about finite at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
finitely generated (as a module).

noun

A thing which has an end or limit.

Origin

The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective.

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