Definition
A philosophical position in mathematics that only accepts finite objects and constructions as valid.
Etymology
From finite + -ism (suffix for doctrines or systems). This term emerged in early 20th-century mathematical philosophy.
Kelly Says
Finitism is a radical mathematical philosophy—it rejects infinity entirely, meaning a finitist mathematician would dispute Cantor's infinite sets and some foundational mathematics we take for granted today.
Translations
ARالعربية
نهائية
naha'iya
BNবাংলা
সীমাবদ্ধতা
see-ma-ab-dho-ta
CACatalà
finitisme
fini-tee-sme
CSČeština
finitism
fini-tee-zism
DADansk
finitism
fini-tee-zism
DEDeutsch
Finitismus
fini-tee-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
φιλοσοφία του πεπερασμένου
filo-sofia tou pe-pe-ras-menou
ESEspañol
finitismo
fini-tee-smo
FAفارسی
محدودیت
mo-ha-do-dit
FISuomi
finitism
fini-tee-zism
FRFrançais
finitisme
fini-tee-sme
HAHA
finitism
fini-tee-zism
HEעברית
מינימליזם
mi-ni-ma-lizm
HIहिन्दी
अनन्तवाद
ananntavaad
HUMagyar
finitism
fini-tee-zism
IDBahasa Indonesia
finitisme
fini-tee-sme
IGIG
finitism
fini-tee-zism
ITItaliano
finitismo
fini-tee-smo
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vith-i
MSBahasa Melayu
finitivism
fini-tee-vizm
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်အဝန်း
a-kyi-e-a-wan
NLNederlands
finitism
fini-tee-zism
NONorsk
finitism
fini-tee-zism
PLPolski
finityzm
fini-tee-zm
PTPortuguês
finitismo
fini-tee-smo
RORomână
finitism
fini-tee-zism
RUРусский
финитизм
fini-tizm
SVSvenska
finitism
fini-tee-zism
SWKiswahili
finitism
fini-tee-zism
TEతెలుగు
సరిహద్దు
sari-ha-ddu
THไทย
อุดมการณ์จำกัด
oot-dom-gaan-kan-jit
TLTL
finitivism
fini-tee-vizm
TRTürkçe
finitizm
fini-tizm
UKУкраїнська
фінітизм
fini-tizm
VITiếng Việt
tính hữu hạn
tinh huu han
YOYO
finitism
fini-tee-zism
ZUZU
finitism
fini-tee-zism