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infinitesimal

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in·fin·i·tes·i·mal  (nfn--ts-ml)
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.

[From New Latin nfntsimus, infinite in rank, from Latin nfntus, infinite; see infinite.]

infin·i·tesi·mal·ly adv.

infinitesimal [ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl]
adj
1. infinitely or immeasurably small
2. (Mathematics) Maths of, relating to, or involving a small change in the value of a variable that approaches zero as a limit
n
(Mathematics) Maths an infinitesimal quantity
infinitesimally  adv

infinitesimal  (nfn--ts-ml)
Adjective
Capable of having values approaching zero as a limit.
Noun
A function or variable continuously approaching zero as a limit.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infinitesimal - (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Adj.1.infinitesimal - infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

infinitesimal
adjective microscopic, minute, tiny, wee, atomic, insignificant, negligible, minuscule, teeny, teeny-weeny, unnoticeable, teensy-weensy, inappreciable mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil
great, large, huge, vast, enormous, infinite
Translations
infinitesimal [ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtesɪməl] ADJinfinitesimal
infinitesimal [ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl] adjinfinitésimal(e)
infinitesimal
infinitesimal [ˌɪnf/ɛ7nɪˈtɛsɪml] adjinfinitesimale
infinitesimal [ˌɪnf/ɛ7nɪˈtɛsɪml] adjinfinitesimale


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And if history has for its object the study of the movement of the nations and of humanity and not the narration of episodes in the lives of individuals, it too, setting aside the conception of cause, should seek the laws common to all the inseparably interconnected infinitesimal elements of free will.
While I was in the very act of yearning toward the new forms that Cleric brought up before me, my mind plunged away from me, and I suddenly found myself thinking of the places and people of my own infinitesimal past.
The pause was infinitesimal, but before he could go on Fraulein Hedwig said:
 
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