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method of indivisibles

method of indivisibles proper noun: an old kind of calculus in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.

Proper noun

the method of indivisibles

  1. (obsolete) An old kind of calculus in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.

Questions about method of indivisibles

What does method of indivisibles mean?
Method of indivisibles means an old kind of calculus in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.
What part of speech is method of indivisibles?
Method of indivisibles is a proper noun.

Words near method of indivisibles in the dictionary

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  6. method of indivisibles
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  8. method of Weierstrass
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  11. method to one's madness

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