Finite number may refer to: * A countable number less than infinity, being the cardinality of a finite set – i.e., some

natural number In mathematics, the natural numbers are those numbers used for counting (as in "there are ''six'' coins on the table") and ordering (as in "this is the ''third'' largest city in the country"). Numbers used for counting are called ''cardinal ...

, possibly 0 * A

real number In mathematics, a real number is a number that can be used to measure a ''continuous'' one-dimensional quantity such as a distance, duration or temperature. Here, ''continuous'' means that values can have arbitrarily small variations. Every ...

, such as may result from a measurement (of time, length, area, etc.) * In mathematical parlance, a value other than infinite or infinitesimal values and distinct from the value 0

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