finitism
Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪnaɪˌtɪzəm/
The English word “finitism” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From finite + -ism.
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