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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.

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

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infin·i·tesi·mal·ly adv.

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infinitesimal

Adjective

1. extremely small: an infinitesimal risk

2. Maths of or involving a small change in the value of a variable that approaches zero as a limit

Noun

Maths an infinitesimal quantity

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" minute 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"

Translations

infinitesimal [ɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl] adj → infinitésimo

infinitesimal [ɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl] adj → infinitésimal(e)

infinitesimal [ɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl] infinite adj → unendlich klein, winzig

infinitesimal [ɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl] adj → infinitesimale