The quality, state, or fact of being finite or limited; human limitation.
From Latin 'finitude' and French 'finitude', from 'finitus' (finite). The term became important in existentialist philosophy in the 20th century.
Existentialist philosophers like Heidegger made 'finitude' central to understanding human existence—mortality and our finite time on Earth isn't a flaw but the fundamental feature that gives life meaning and urgency.
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