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INFINITESIMAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("infinitesimal" is a kind of...):
variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infinitely or immeasurably small
Example:
reduced to a microscopic scale
Synonyms:
infinitesimal; minute
Classified under:
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
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