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Yes, time is considered finite because it is a limited resource that cannot be replenished once it has passed.

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Is time endless?

In theory, it is infinitive, as there will always be the next second, even when there is no one around to see it. I personally take the stance that time itself does not exist, and therefore cannot be limited or endless.


Who wins the race Achilles or the tortoise?

In the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise, Achilles can never overtake the tortoise in a race because every time Achilles reaches the point where the tortoise was, the tortoise has moved further ahead. Mathematically, this infinite series of smaller and smaller distances means that Achilles will never catch up to the tortoise in a finite amount of time.


What is the paradox of time?

A time paradox or an ontological paradox is something based on time travel that should not have occurred because the past had been changed, rendering it impossible for that event to occur. For instance, John hates his grandfather and goes back in time to kill him, but his parents had not been conceived at the time of his death. Therefore, his parents should not exist, and he should not exist. He could not have gone back in time to kill his grandfather after all. John might discover that the man he had killed was not his grandfather, or the entire universe might collapse as a result of the paradox. There are also some other finite paradoxes, or closed loops that space does not allow to permit.


What is Descartes' proof of God in Meditation 3?

Descartes' proof of God in Meditation 3 is based on the idea that since he has the concept of a perfect and infinite being in his mind, and he himself is imperfect and finite, this concept must have originated from a perfect and infinite being, which he calls God.


What metaphor from the passage does Hardin use to illustrate his argument?

Hardin uses the metaphor of a "Lifeboat" to illustrate his argument about overpopulation and limited resources. He portrays Earth as a limited lifeboat with a finite carrying capacity, and argues that allowing unlimited reproduction will lead to the sinking of the lifeboat for everyone.

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A example of a finite amount of time?

An example of a finite amount of time is having a short time frame to complete a task.


Difference between active and passive elements?

Active components can deliver a finite amount of power for some finite amount of time period where passive components can not deliver finite amount of power for some finite amount of time.


If you decide that the duration of an instant on a position time graph is a finite period of time where is the object during that period?

If the instant is finite, the object is in the position indicated on the graph


Differences between energy and power signals?

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Is time finite or infinite?

Time as we know it is finite, because for us it is measured and always moves in a linear fashion ever progressing forward. To be infinite is to have no limits, no boundaries, no measure, and no foreseeable end. If speaking in terms of eternity, that is not time, but timelessness. Who can measure eternity?


What is a finite part of time?

A finite part of time is when you state a time. Say if we a truck drives for an hour. We have fixed the time. It doesn't drive for a day, 2 hours, 1.00001 hours, just an hour. Time is infinite if you do not dictate it's limit


What does finite or infinite mean?

finite means something will come to an end in a certain time. infinite means it has no end i.e. keeps going


Is sunshine limitless?

No. 1) the sun puts out a finite amount of energy. 2) the sun has a finite life-time. (about another 5 billion years).


Is the number of asteroids over 0.5 miles?

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What is the time limited signal?

A time limited signal is one that is nonzero only for a finite length time interval.


Is every subset of a finite set is a finite?

prove that every subset of a finite set is a finite set?


Use finite in a sentence?

There are a finite number of apartments. Finite numbers may be large or small. There are a finite number of states. The number of molds in my fridge is not exactly finite.