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infinitesimal
[ in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl ]
adjective
- exceedingly small; minute:
Capillaries, the infinitesimal vessels in our circulatory system, are small enough that red blood cells must flow through them single-file.
- Mathematics.
- immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity:
An infinitesimal number is never zero, but it comes pretty close.
- of, relating to, or involving variables having zero as a limit:
infinitesimal calculus.
noun
- an infinitesimal quantity.
- Mathematics. a variable having zero as a limit.
infinitesimal
/ ˌɪԴɪɪˈɛɪə /
adjective
- infinitely or immeasurably small
- maths of, relating to, or involving a small change in the value of a variable that approaches zero as a limit
noun
- maths an infinitesimal quantity
infinitesimal
/ ĭ′fĭ-ĭ-ĕ′ə-ə /
Adjective
- Capable of having values approaching zero as a limit.
Noun
- A function or variable continuously approaching zero as a limit.
Derived Forms
- ˌԴھԾˈٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ھ··ٱ····ٲ [in-fin-i-tes-, uh, -, mal, -i-tee], ·ھ··ٱ···Ա noun
- ·ھ··ٱ··· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of infinitesimal1
Example Sentences
Art often is just a business, but a dangerous one: Changing people by an infinitesimal degree, Castleberry knows, has a way of thoroughly warping and wrecking human lives.
But he also said the numbers suggested that noncitizen voting “is an infinitesimal, small issue.”
Already, quantum computers are helping researchers zoom in on reaction pathways in fuel cell catalysts, simulate the infinitesimally brief interactions of light and matter, and reveal druggable pockets in proteins.
In dissent, Trump appointee Andrew Oldham responded that “no one seeks without at least an infinitesimal hope of finding.”
Election administration experts say it’s not only provable, but it’s been demonstrated that the number of noncitizens voting in federal elections is infinitesimal.
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