infinitesimal
adjective
- too small to be measured; infinitely small
- Math. of or pertaining to an infinitesimal
noun
- an infinitesimal quantity
- Math. a variable that approaches zero as a limit
See infinitesimal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˌfĭn-ĭ-tĕsˈə-məl)
adjective- Immeasurably or incalculably minute.
- Mathematics Capable of having values approaching zero as a limit.
noun- An immeasurably or incalculably minute amount or quantity.
- Mathematics A function or variable continuously approaching zero as a limit.
Related Forms:
- inˌfin·i·tesˈi·mal·ly adverb
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