The difference between Countable and Finite

When used as adjectives, countable means capable of being counted, whereas finite means having an end or limit.

check bellow for the other definitions of Countable and Finite

  1. Countable as an adjective:

    Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

  2. Countable as an adjective (mathematics, of a set):

    Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

  3. Countable as an adjective (mathematics, of a set):

    Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.

  4. Countable as an adjective (grammar, of a noun):

    Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.

  1. Finite as an adjective (of a quantity):

    Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.

  2. Finite as an adjective (grammar, as opposed to [[infinite]]):

    limited by person or number.

    Examples:

    "The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb"

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