In a finite manner; with limits or bounds.
From finite + -ly (adverb suffix). The word developed in philosophical and mathematical discourse around the 17th-18th centuries.
When a mathematician says something can be done 'finitely,' they're making a radical claim about what's actually possible—it's the difference between 'maybe someday' and 'we can actually do this with real steps.'
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