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finite

[fahy-nahyt] / ˈfaɪ naɪt /


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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

You will have similar issues to face in your 50s, and they will become more challenging as you get older and the finite nature of your finances becomes more apparent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The product wasn’t profitable, and every user who spliced themselves into a World War II newsreel or Hollywood chase scene drew down a finite resource.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And in 1972, Californians voted to create the state Coastal Commission, to protect the state’s fragile and finite coastal lands.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The fourth dimension, time, is also finite in extent, but it is like a line with two ends or boundaries, a beginning and an end.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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