infinitesimal

infinitesimal
a) Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.

Do you ever get the feeling that you are but an infinitesimal speck, swallowed by the vastness of the universe and beyond?

b) Of or pertaining to values that approach zero as a limit.
2. noun
A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).

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  • infinitésimal — infinitésimal, ale, aux [ ɛ̃finitezimal, o ] adj. • 1706; de l adj. infinitésime, lat. mod. infinitesimus 1 ♦ Sc. Relatif aux quantités infiniment petites. Calcul infinitésimal, analyse infinitésimale : partie des mathématiques comprenant le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Infinitesimal — In fin*i*tes i*mal, a. [Cf. F. infinit[ e]simal, fr. infinit[ e]sime infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See {Infinite}, a.] Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small. [1913 Webster] {Infinitesimal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infinitesimal — (Del fr. infinitésimal). adj. Mat. Perteneciente o relativo a las cantidades infinitamente pequeñas. U. t. c. s. m.) ☛ V. cálculo infinitesimal …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • infinitesimal — [in΄fin i tes′i məl, in΄fin itez′i məl] adj. [ModL infinitesimus < L infinitus (see INFINITE), infl. by centesimus, hundredth < centum, HUNDRED] 1. too small to be measured; infinitely small 2. Math. of or pertaining to an infinitesimal n.… …   English World dictionary

  • infinitésimal — infinitésimal, ale (in fi ni té zi mal, ma l ) adj. Terme de mathématique. Qui a le caractère d une quantité infiniment petite. •   Le plus vil métal recouvert d une couche infinitésimale d or ou d argent par les procédés de la galvanoplastie,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • infinitesimal — adj. 2 g. 1.  [Matemática] Que tem o caráter de infinitésima. 2. Composto de partes infinitamente pequenas. 3. cálculo infinitesimal: cálculo que compreende o integral e o diferencial …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • infinitesimal — adjetivo 1. Área: matemáticas [Cantidad] que es infinitamente pequeña. cálculo* infinitesimal …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Infinitesimal — In fin*i*tes i*mal, n. (Math.) An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable quantity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infinitesimal — index impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, minimal, tenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • infinitésimal — INFINITÉSIMAL: On ne sait pas ce que c est, mais a rapport à l homéopathie …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • infinitesimal — (adj.) 1710 (1650s as a noun), infinitely small, from Mod.L. infinitesimus, from L. infinitus infinite (see INFINITE (Cf. infinite)) + esimus, as in centesimus hundredth. Related: Infinitesimally …   Etymology dictionary

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