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| Adjective - '''finite''' (comparative more finite, superlative most finite) | | Adjective - '''finite''' (comparative more finite, superlative most finite) |
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− | * Limited, constrained by bounds, impermanent [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finite] | + | * Limited, constrained by bounds, impermanent [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finite] |
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| '''Finite''' is the opposite of '''''[[infinite]]'''''. It may refer to: | | '''Finite''' is the opposite of '''''[[infinite]]'''''. It may refer to: |
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| * In [[physics]] jargon, finite can mean either non-infinite or non-zero. | | * In [[physics]] jargon, finite can mean either non-infinite or non-zero. |
| * A finite state machine or finite [[automaton]] is a model of behavior composed of states, transitions and actions. | | * A finite state machine or finite [[automaton]] is a model of behavior composed of states, transitions and actions. |
− | * Finite verb [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite] | + | * Finite verb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite] |
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− | The '''finite''' level of [[reality]] is characterized by creature life and time-space limitations. Finite realities may not have endings, but they always have beginnings--they are created. The [[Deity]] level of [[Supremacy]] may be conceived as a function in relation to finite existences.[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/foreword.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/foreword.html&line=139#mfs] | + | The '''finite''' level of [[reality]] is characterized by creature life and time-space limitations. Finite realities may not have endings, but they always have beginnings--they are created. The [[Deity]] level of [[Supremacy]] may be conceived as a function in relation to finite existences.[https://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/foreword.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/foreword.html&line=139#mfs] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
| [[Category: Philosophy]] | | [[Category: Philosophy]] |