Definitive vs Finite - What's the difference?
definitive | finite |
explicitly defined
conclusive or decisive
definite, authoritative and complete
* Sir Thomas Browne
* Prescott
Limiting; determining.
(philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
(obsolete) Determined; resolved.
* 1604 , , V. i. 424:
(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds.
(grammar, as opposed to infinite) limited by person or number.
As adjectives the difference between definitive and finite
is that definitive is explicitly defined while finite is having an end or limit; constrained by bounds.As a noun definitive
is a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something.definitive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A strict and definitive truth.
- Some definitive scheme of reconciliation.
- a definitive word
- Never crave him. We are definitive .
Derived terms
* definitivelyNoun
(definitive stamp) (en noun)finite
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb