different between finite vs compactify

English

Etymology

From Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin f?n?tus, perfect passive participle of f?ni? (“I finish; I terminate”), from f?nis (“boundary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?na?t/

Adjective

finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

   Synonym: limited

2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Esperanto

Adverb

finite

1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

German

Adjective

finite

1. inflection of finit:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?nite/

Verb

finite

1. adverbial past passive participle of finar

Interlingua

Participle

finite

1. past participle of finir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?ni.te/
• Hyphenation: fi?nì?te

Adjective

finite

1. feminine plural of finito

Verb

finite

1. second-person plural present of finire
2. second-person plural imperative of finire
3. feminine plural past participle of finire

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fi??ni?.te/, [fi??ni?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi?ni.te/, [fi?ni?t??]

Adverb

f?n?te (not comparable)

1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.

   Antonym: ?nf?n?t?

2. Definitely, specifically.

Related terms

References

• finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

compact +? -ify

Verb

compactify (third-person singular simple present compactifies, present participle compactifying, simple past and past participle compactified)

1. (humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
2. (humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
3. (mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
4. (physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).

Derived terms

• paracompactifying

See also

• Compactification (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Compactification (physics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia