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infinitesimal

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) infinitesimal (noun)
  2. 2) infinitesimal (adjective)
  3. infinitesimal calculus (noun)

1in·fin·i·tes·i·mal

noun
\(ˌ)in-ˌfi-nə-ˈte-sə-məl, -zə-məl\

Definition of INFINITESIMAL

: an infinitesimal quantity or variable

Origin of INFINITESIMAL

New Latin infinitesimus infinite in rank, from Latin infinitus
First Known Use: 1706

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

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