Word: finitism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fi
ni
ti
sm
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: finite
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fīnītus
Language: la
Decoded: finitus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: Limited, bounded, having been limited or bounded; finite.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.