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Finite vs Restrict - What's the difference?

finite | restrict |

As adjectives the difference between finite and restrict

is that finite is having an end or limit; constrained by bounds while restrict is restricted.

As a verb restrict is

to restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.

finite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds.
  • (grammar, as opposed to infinite) limited by person or number.
    • The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb

    Synonyms

    * limited

    Antonyms

    * infinite, nonfinite, infinitival * unlimited * endless * eternal * everlasting

    Related terms

    * finis * finity * finitude * finitely * finiteness * finite verb * infinite * infiniteness * infinitude * transfinite

    restrict

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
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  • (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
    • If we restrict sine to [-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2], we can define its inverse.

    Synonyms

    * (to restrain within bounds) limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Restricted.

    • Anagrams

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