FINITE

adjective Etymology: Middle English finit, from Latin finitus, past participle of finire Date: 15th century 1. having de~ or definable limits , having a limited nature or existence , completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought , 3. less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than the negative of that integer, having a ~ number of elements , of, relating to, or being a verb or verb form that can function as a predicate or as the initial element of one and that is limited (as in tense, person, and number), ~ noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun