A finite map can be one of the following:
- In computer science, finite map is a synonym for an associative array.
- A finite map in algebraic geometry is a surjective regular map with zero dimensional fibers.
Famous quotes containing the words finite and/or map:
“The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
“The Management Area of Cherokee
National Forest, interested in fish,
Has mapped Tellico and Bald Rivers
And North River, with the tributaries
Brookshire Branch and Sugar Cove Creed:
A fishy map for facile fishery....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)