finitism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

finite +‎ -ism

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Noun[edit]

finitism (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics) An extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.

Derived terms[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French finitisme.

Noun[edit]

finitism n (uncountable)

  1. finitism

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