infinitesimally

Variant of infinitesimal

infinitesimal definition

in·fini·tesi·mal (in′fin i tes′i məl, -tez′-)

adjective

  1. too small to be measured; infinitely small
  2. Math. of or pertaining to an infinitesimal

Etymology: ModL infinitesimus < L infinitus (see infinite), infl. by centesimus, hundredth < centum, hundred

noun

  1. an infinitesimal quantity
  2. Math. a variable that approaches zero as a limit

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