As adjectives the difference between infinitesimal and lower-case
is that infinitesimal is incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small while lower-case is (lowercase).
As a noun infinitesimal
is {{context|mathematics|lang=en}} a non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
infinitesimal
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
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*
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to values that approach zero as a limit.
(informal) Very small.
Usage notes
* Strictly, this adjective, like infinite, is incomparable, so more infinitesimal' and '''most infinitesimal are proscribed, especially in the mathematical sense. However, these forms do occur in informal usage, where the ''very small (but measurable) sense is most common.
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* infinite
* enormous
Noun
(
wikipedia infinitesimal)
(
en noun)
(mathematics) A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
Antonyms
* infinity
Derived terms
* infinitesimal calculus
* infinitesimally
