finitemethod

noun
UK /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈmɛθəd/
US /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈmɛθəd/

A finite method is a way of doing something that stops after a set number of steps.

The teacher showed us a finite method for counting all the apples in the basket.

SYNONYMS

bounded procedurelimited techniquestep-by-step processterminating approach

RELATED WORDS

algorithmprocedurecomputationsteplimit

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In math, a finite method solves a problem using only a limited, countable number of operations.

Adding two numbers is a finite method because it always ends.

3. A finite method can also mean a teaching approach that uses a fixed set of lessons.

The coach used a finite method with ten practice drills.

4. In computing, a finite method is a routine that is guaranteed to finish.

The program uses a finite method to sort the list.