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Adjective: finite  'fI,nIt
  1. Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
     
  2. (of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

See also: bounded, delimited, exhaustible, impermanent, limited, mortal, tensed

Antonym: infinite, non-finite

Encyclopedia: Finite