Definition of: non-finite

(non·fī′nīt) adjective Gram. & Logic
1. Indefinite; at any unspecified time.
2. Limitless but finite, as a Möbius surface.
3. Endless; starting from the point specified and continuing indefinitely in one direction.
4. Infinite; without limits as to space or time. Example; Continuing and extending, as gerunds or verbal nouns, are called non–finite forms or infinitives in –ing by the older grammarians of English.
5. Theol. Eternal. Example: God is (now, ever was, and always will be). The word is here exhibits the eternal aspect of the non–finite verb.
6. Transcendent: where time is merely another dimension in the space–time continuum. Example: In the statement “Mass implies inertia,” the verb implies exhibits the transcendent aspect of the non–finite tense, indicating that the relationship mass–energy is always true in the space–time multiverse.