finiteorder
adjectiveUK /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈɔːdə/
US /ˈfaɪnaɪt ˈɔːrdər/
A finite order is a number of times you can repeat something before it comes back to the start.
In math, a shape with finite order returns to its original look after a set number of turns.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In group theory, the smallest positive number of times an element must be combined with itself to reach the identity.
The element has finite order three, so applying it three times gives the identity.
3. A property of a transformation that repeats after a whole number of steps.
A rotation by 120 degrees has finite order three.
4. Describing a structure whose repeating pattern ends after a countable number of repetitions.
The pattern has finite order, so it stops repeating after ten cycles.