ALL meanings of finite
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F f - abbreviation Technical meaning of FINITE compact 3
- adjective finite mathematics: not infinite 1
- adjective finite limited 1
- adjective finite having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable. 1
- adjective finite Mathematics. (of a set of elements) capable of being completely counted. not infinite or infinitesimal. not zero. 1
- adjective finite subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature: man's finite existence on earth. 1
- noun finite something that is finite. 1
- noun finite Having limits or bounds. 1
- noun Technical meaning of finite 1. (theory) (Or "finite", "isolated") In domain theory, an element d of a cpo D is compact if and only if, for any chain S, a subset of D, d <= lub S => there exists s in S such that d <= s. I.e. you always reach d (or better) after a finite number of steps up the chain. ("<=" is written in LaTeX as \sqsubseteq). 2. (jargon) Of a design, describes the valuable property that it can all be apprehended at once in one's head. This generally means the thing created from the design can be used with greater facility and fewer errors than an equivalent tool that is not compact. Compactness does not imply triviality or lack of power; for example, C is compact and Fortran is not, but C is more powerful than Fortran. Designs become non-compact through accreting features and cruft that don't merge cleanly into the overall design scheme (thus, some fans of Classic C maintain that ANSI C is no longer compact). 1
- adjective finite Something that is finite has a definite fixed size or extent. 0
- adjective finite A finite clause is a clause based on a verb group which indicates tense, such as 'went', 'is waiting', or 'will be found', rather than on an infinitive or a participle. Compare non-finite. 0
- adjective finite bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent 0
- adjective finite having a number of elements that is a natural number; able to be counted using the natural numbers less than some natural number 0
- adjective finite limited or restricted in nature 0
- adjective finite (as noun) 0
- adjective finite denoting any form or occurrence of a verb inflected for grammatical features such as person, number, and tense 0
- adjective finite having measurable or definable limits; not infinite 0
- adjective finite having limits of person, number, and tense 0
- adjective finite capable of being reached, completed, or surpassed by counting 0
- adjective finite neither infinite nor infinitesimal 0
- noun finite anything that has measurable limits; finite thing 0