The planet's finite supply of fresh water requires careful management to ensure that future generations have access to it.
地球有限的淡水供应需要谨慎管理，以确保子孙后代能够获得淡水。
- The concept of infinity was treated with suspicion by many ancient Greek mathematicians, who preferred to work only with finite quantities.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “finite”?
A — Having limits; not infinite. “finite” means having limits; not infinite.
Which word means “having limits; not infinite”?
A — finite. “finite” means having limits; not infinite.
finite — having limits; not infinite. In Chinese: 有限的.
finite is pronounced /ˈfaɪnaɪt/.
The planet's finite supply of fresh water requires careful management to ensure that future generations have access to it. (地球有限的淡水供应需要谨慎管理，以确保子孙后代能够获得淡水。)
limited, bounded, restricted — all close in meaning to finite (having limits; not infinite).
infinite, unlimited — each the opposite of finite (having limits; not infinite).
Yes. finite is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
fin(ending)+ite(adjective suffix) → finite, limited.