infinitesimal
in·fi·ni·tesimal
adjective
1.
infinitely or immeasurably small
- “two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
- “reduced to a microscopic scale”
Origin
From New Latin īnfīnītēsimus + -al. Displaced earlier coordinate term fluxion.
Phrases
- infinitesimal analysis
- infinitesimal calculus
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