finite

adj
/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/UK/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/CA/ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from fīnītus
  2. inherited from fynyte

Definitions

  1. Having an end or limit

    Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

  2. Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.

  3. finitely generated (as a module).

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A thing which has an end or limit.

      • Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at finite. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at finite. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at finite

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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