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:
“Are not all finite beings better pleased with motions relative than absolute?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“When I had mapped the pond ... I laid a rule on the map lengthwise, and then breadthwise, and found, to my surprise, that the line of greatest length intersected the line of greatest breadth exactly at the point of greatest depth.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)