Infinitesimal vs Minuscule - What's the difference?
infinitesimal | minuscule |
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.
(mathematics) A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
A lower-case letter.
Any of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
A letter in these styles.
Written in minuscules, lower-case.
Written in minuscule handwriting style.
Very small, tiny.
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As adjectives the difference between infinitesimal and minuscule
is that infinitesimal is infinitesimal while minuscule is written in minuscules, lower-case.As a noun minuscule is
a lower-case letter.infinitesimal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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 alsoAntonyms
* infinite * enormousNoun
(wikipedia infinitesimal) (en noun)Antonyms
* infinityDerived terms
* infinitesimal calculus * infinitesimallyminuscule
English
(wikipedia minuscule)Alternative forms
* miniscule (Originally a misspelling, but now so common that it has come to be considered an alternative spelling by many )Noun
(en noun)Adjective
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