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finitas

Finitas is a Latin abstract noun meaning finiteness, boundary, or end. It is formed from finis "end" with the abstract-noun suffix -tas and appears in classical and medieval Latin texts to denote the quality of being finite or the concept of a limit.

In philosophy and theology, finitas is used to describe the finitude of beings, knowledge, or reality, especially

In modern English-language scholarship, finitas is not standard terminology. The English terms finiteness or finitude are

See also: finiteness, finite, infinitas.

in
contrast
with
infinitas,
or
infinity.
Scholastic
and
later
Latin
writers
employ
the
term
when
discussing
human
cognitive
limits,
the
dependence
of
creation
on
a
creator,
or
the
boundedness
of
the
sensible
world.
The
word
often
appears
in
quotations
or
scholarly
discussions
of
Latin
terminology.
preferred
for
contemporary
discussions
of
finite
vs
infinite
quantities.
When
encountered
today,
finitas
typically
appears
in
historical,
philological,
or
textual
studies
of
Latin
sources,
or
in
parallel-discussion
of
Latin
vocabulary.