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Meaning of finitist in English:

finitist

noun & adjective

Philosophy Mathematics

‘This axiom is problematic in some systems, and some people, finitists such as Hilbert, wanted a consistent way to talk about infinity that stemmed from proofs using finitary means.’

‘The most unassailable way of reasoning is finitist.’
‘The hard-headed finitist has to restrict logic even further than the intuitionist does.’
‘Within a finitist framework, however, rules cannot be approached from the perspective of the individual because they are made up of continuous interactions.’
‘The finitist account of concept application demands that each new application is determined by the factors and contingencies operative at that time.’