finite
adjective /ˈfaɪnaɪt/
/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
- having a definite limit or fixed size
- a finite number of possibilities
- The world's resources are finite.
- (grammar) a finite verb form or clause shows a particular tense, person and number
- ‘Am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ are the finite forms of ‘be’; ‘being’ and ‘been’ are the non-finite forms.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.