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finitude|ˈfɪnɪtjuːd| [f. finite + -tude.] The condition or state of being finite; the condition of being subject to limitations; = finiteness.
1644R. Harwood David's Sanct. 13 The finitude of the King's presence. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles II. iv. 514 Void of al power and composition, and therefore of al finitude and limitation. 1733Cheyne Eng. Malady i. viii. §4 (1734) 73 It seems Precision is a Contradiction to Finitude. 1836Sir G. Head Home Tour 128 Those catastrophes which..serve to remind man of the finitude of his wisdom. 1842De Morgan Diff. & Int. Calculus 66 The values of x which satisfy such a condition are separated by intervals of finitude. 1878Newcomb Pop. Astron. iv. iii. 505 This idea of the finitude of space. |