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Finitely

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Adverb

1. finitely

with a finite limit

Example Sentences:
'there are finitely many solutions to this problem'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Finitely

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adjective
1. 
bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
a finite difference
2. mathematics, logic
having a number of elements that is a natural number; able to be counted using the natural numbers less than some natural number
Compare denumerable, infinite (sense 4)
3. 
a. 
limited or restricted in nature
human existence is finite
b. 
(as noun)
the finite
4. 
denoting any form or occurrence of a verb inflected for grammatical features such as person, number, and tense

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Finitely

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adjective
1. 
having measurable or definable limits; not infinite
2.  Grammar
having limits of person, number, and tense
said of a verb that can be used in a predicate
3.  Ancient Mathematics
a. 
capable of being reached, completed, or surpassed by counting
said of numbers or sets
b. 
neither infinite nor infinitesimal
said of a magnitude
noun
4. 
anything that has measurable limits; finite thing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Finitely

see synonyms of finitely
adj.
1.
a. Having bounds; limited: a finite list of choices; our finite fossil fuel reserves.
b. Existing, persisting, or enduring for a limited time only; impermanent.
2. Mathematics
a. Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal.
b. Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero.
c. Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number.
d. Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set.
3. Grammar Of or relating to any of the forms of a verb that can occur on their own in a main clause and that can formally express distinctions in person, number, tense, mood, and voice, often by means of conjugation, as the verb sees in She sees the sign.
n.
A finite thing.

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