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finite

/fahy-nahyt/US // ˈfaɪ naɪt //UK // (ˈfaɪnaɪt) //

有限的,有限,有限度的,数量有限

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
    • : Mathematics. capable of being completely counted.not infinite or infinitesimal.not zero.
    • : subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature: our finite existence on earth.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that is finite.

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Examples

  • US vetting requirements, capacity limitations at refugee resettlement agencies, and a finite number of slots available under the current refugee admissions cap could all contribute to delays in bringing them to American soil.

  • Giving students early access to Pell meant drawing down finite dollars, as the grants can only be used for 12 semesters.

  • These so-called infinite-dimensional matrices have a very different algebra from finite-dimensional ones.

  • As you might have expected, f was less than 1, meaning the chain had a finite length.

  • Until the 1960s, scientists believed that the number of neurons and synaptic connections in the human brain were finite and that, once damaged, these brain cells could not be replaced.

  • Many of the fuels we use to generate electricity —natural gas, oil, coal—are abundant yet finite.

  • “It is an outrage that DEA is using finite taxpayer dollars to impound legal industrial hemp seeds,” he said.

  • The reservoir of settlement-related projects available for promotion is finite.

  • And they're wise to pursue this course, because the most finite resource in this discussion is land.

  • For all practical purposes, the world's supply of oil is not finite.

  • To imitate finite excellence, is to aspire at excellence, even though but in part.

  • To follow these would be delightful and honouring; but would be to follow what is merely a copy, and only finite.

  • Its effects on creatures being finite, what is finite might these in some measure point out.

  • A spirit has no body; an infinite being is a being which is not finite; a perfect being is a being which is not imperfect.

  • What good to me is the favor of a being who, able to bestow upon me infinite good, does not even give me a finite one?