Definition of "finite"

finite

/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/

adjective
comparative more finite, superlative most finite
1. (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
noun
plural finites
1. A thing which has an end or limit.
  Quotations
  Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.
  1733, I[saac] W[atts], “A Brief Scheme of Ontology: Or The Science of Being in General; […]. Chap[ter] XIII. Of Agreement and Difference, of Sameness, and the Doctrine of Opposites.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, […], London: […] Richard Ford […], and Richard Hett […], pages 384–385