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Thesaurus: finite

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.

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  1. a. 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.
  2. adj. bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
  3. adj. (of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. j:100 a. bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent a. of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person