Countable vs. Finite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Countable and Finite
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Countable
Capable of being counted
Countable items.
Countable sins.
Finite
Having bounds; limited
A finite list of choices.
Our finite fossil fuel reserves.
Countable
(Mathematics) Capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers.
Finite
Existing, persisting, or enduring for a limited time only; impermanent.
Countable
Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
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Finite
Being neither infinite nor infinitesimal.
Countable
Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.
Finite
Having a positive or negative numerical value; not zero.
Countable
Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
Finite
Possible to reach or exceed by counting. Used of a number.
Countable
Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.
Finite
Having a limited number of elements. Used of a set.
Countable
(grammar) A countable noun.
Finite
(Grammar) Of or relating to any of the forms of a verb that can occur on their own in a main clause and that can formally express distinctions in person, number, tense, mood, and voice, often by means of conjugation, as the verb sees in She sees the sign.
Countable
Capable of being numbered.
Finite
A finite thing.
Countable
That can be counted;
Countable sins
Numerable assets
Finite
Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
Finite
Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb, the third-person singular.
Finite
Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; - opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration.
Finite
Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Finite
Of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
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