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'Am', 'is', 'are', 'was' and 'were' are the finite forms of 'be'; 'being' and 'been' are the non-finite forms.

am、is、are、was和were是be的限定形式；being和been是非限定形式。

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This is the fact that we occupy a finite volume in space, because they're little hard spheres in this molecule.

这是由气体分子在空间中,占据有限体积造成的,因为事实上它们是硬的小圆球。

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But because you only have a finite number of bits, the takeaway for today is that there's only so much precision.

因为只有有限个比特，今天的重点就是，它就这么点精度。

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And syntax uses another neat trick, this is defined by Wilhelm von Humboldt as the "Infinite use of finite media."

语法使用了另一种神奇的把戏,威廉·冯·洪堡,将之定义为"有限域的无限应用"

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Another is the modern invention of the Finite Element Method (The FEM) invented by the late Prof.

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Its age, and the finite speed of light, means no astronomer can look beyond a distance of 13.7 billion light-years.

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