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Finitism

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Finitism is a noun meaning (mathematics, philosophy) An extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.

Meaning

(mathematics, philosophy) An extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postulatory, ultrafinitism, constructivism, infinitism, formalism, antimatroid.

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