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Infinitesimal

see synonyms of infinitesimal

Noun

1. infinitesimal

(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

Adjective

2. infinitesimal, minute

infinitely or immeasurably small

Example Sentences:
'two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm'
'reduced to a microscopic scale'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Infinitesimal

see synonyms of infinitesimal
adjective
1. 
infinitely or immeasurably small
2. mathematics
of, relating to, or involving a small change in the value of a variable that approaches zero as a limit
noun
3. mathematics
an infinitesimal quantity

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Infinitesimal

see synonyms of infinitesimal
adjective
1. 
too small to be measured; infinitely small
2.  Ancient Mathematics
of or pertaining to an infinitesimal
noun
3. 
an infinitesimal quantity
4.  Ancient Mathematics
a variable that approaches zero as a limit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Infinitesimal

see synonyms of infinitesimal
adj.
1. Immeasurably or incalculably minute.
2. Mathematics Capable of having values approaching zero as a limit.
n.
1. An immeasurably or incalculably minute amount or quantity.
2. Mathematics A function or variable continuously approaching zero as a limit.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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