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finite

fi.nite \'fi--.ni-t\ aj [ME finit, fr. L finitus, pp. of finire] 1a: having 
   definite or definable limits  1b: having a limited nature or existence  2a: 
   having a character completely determinable in theory or in fact by enu 
   meration, measurement, or conceptualization 2b: neither infinite nor 
   infinitesimal  3: less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than 
   the negative o f that integer of a verb or verb form  4: showing 
   distinction of grammatical person and number  - finite n