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infinitesimals

infinitesimals is the plural of infinitesimal.

Meaning of infinitesimal

Noun

infinitesimal (plural infinitesimals)

  1. A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
    Antonyms:
    infinity
  2. Something infinitesimally small.
    • It occurred to the hearer, who was accustomed to glean much of his knowledge from the infinitesimals of tone, that there was a spice of "It is my duty and I will" in this praiseworthy resolve which fell short of the ecstatic resolution of the Saturday Nora.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

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Questions about infinitesimals

What is infinitesimals the plural of?
Infinitesimals is the plural of infinitesimal.

Words near infinitesimals in the dictionary

  1. infinitesimality
  2. infinitesimalization
  3. infinitesimalizations
  4. infinitesimally
  5. infinitesimalness
  6. infinitesimals
  7. infiniteth
  8. infinities
  9. infinitieth
  10. infinitillion
  11. infinitillions

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