infinitésimal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- atomic adjective Relating to atoms.
- infinitesimal adj Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
Senses
infinitésimal is used for these senses in English:
- atomic Infinitesimally small.
- infinitesimal (informal) Very small.
- infinitesimal (mathematics) A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
atomic — full definition
- adjective Relating to atoms.
- adjective Relating to nuclear energy or nuclear weapons.
- adjective So small or basic that it cannot be broken down any further.
infinitesimal — full definition
- adj Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
- adj Of or pertaining to non-zero quantities whose magnitude is less than any positive rational number.