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1. (adj.) infinitesimal
indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute.
2. infinitesimal
immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity:
to an infinitesimal degree.
3. infinitesimal
of, pertaining to, or involving infinitesimals.
4. (n.) infinitesimal
an infinitesimal quantity.
5. infinitesimal
Math. a variable having zero as a limit.
Etymology: (1645–55; < NL infīnītēsim(us) (L infīnīt(us)infinite+-ēsimus suffix of ordinal numerals) + -al1)
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| Definition of 'infinitesimal' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) infinitesimal
(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
2. (adj) infinitesimal, minute
infinitely or immeasurably small
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
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| Definition of 'infinitesimal' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) infinitesimal
infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small
2. (noun) infinitesimal
an infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable quantity
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