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finitesimal

finitesimal adjective: not infinitesimal.

Adjective

finitesimal (not comparable)

  1. Not infinitesimal.
    • We suppose, however, that we consider only such different arrangements of the terms of a series as are compatible with the condition that any term which occupies a finitesimal place in any one arrangement should occupy a finitesimal place in every other arrangement.1894, Henry John Stephen Smith, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, The Collected Mathematical Papers of Henry John Stephen Smith (page 210)

Questions about finitesimal

What does finitesimal mean?
Finitesimal means not infinitesimal.
What part of speech is finitesimal?
Finitesimal is an adjective.

Words near finitesimal in the dictionary

  1. finitely generated
  2. finitely presented
  3. finiteness
  4. finitenesses
  5. finites
  6. finitesimal
  7. finities
  8. finitisation
  9. finitisations
  10. finitise
  11. finitised

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