"finite element" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finite elements [plural]
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  1. (mathematics) Any of a finite number of discrete elements of a system, interconnected at discrete nodes, used to model a physical system Wikipedia link: finite element method Categories (topical): Mathematics
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