finite
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In reality, the finite size of stars places a limit on how bright the effect can become.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Since attention is finite, for instance, many of us would benefit from the artificial constraint of leaving our phones in the other room and checking email less frequently.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Concern about climate change "had taken second place to issues like cost of living, economy and also immigration" in recent years, the environment psychologist explained, citing a hypothesis known as the "finite pool of worry".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Wireless spectrum—the frequencies that wireless calls and data travel over—is a finite resource that every data provider needs.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
According to a number of early cosmologies and the Jewish/Christian/Muslim tradition, the universe started at a finite, and not very distant, time in the past.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing finite
100 SAT Words Beginning with "F"
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Algebra
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