---
name: "finite"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Math"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/finite
revid: 369301
updated: 2024-09-03T18:42:53Z
---

# finite

*Command · Math · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Armed Assault v1.00*

## Description

Returns [true](../commands/true.md) if the provided number is finite (not infinite and a valid number).

> [!NOTE]
> - Maximum finite [Number](../topics/Number.md) : 3.40282e+38
> - Minimum finite [Number](../topics/Number.md) : -3.40282e+38

## Syntax

```sqf
finite number
```

**Parameters:**

- `number`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)

**Returns:** [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
finite 123; // returns true
```

### Example 2

```sqf
finite log -1; // returns false
```

### Example 3

```sqf
if (not finite log -1) then { hint "Infinite" };
```

## See also

[a / b](../commands/a_~2F_b.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — finite](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/finite) (revision 369301).</sub>