"ultrafinitism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ultra- + finitism. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ultra|finitism}} ultra- + finitism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ultrafinitism (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics) A form of finitism that is even more extreme in that it denies those constructs whose construction cannot be physically performed (such as a number that no human could have time to calculate). Wikipedia link: ultrafinitism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: ultraintuitionism
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