infinitesimal

Meaning

Adj

1. Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to non-zero quantities whose magnitude is less than any positive rational number.
3. (informal) Very small.

Noun

A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).

Synonyms

minute

microscopic

tiny

spacious

trifling

infinitesimality

extremely small

infinitely small

evanescent

minute quantity

lilliputian

microscopical

Translations

infinitésimal

infinitesimal

απειροελάχιστος

winzig

verschwindend

unendlich kleine Größe

infiniment petit

infinitesimale

metodes infinitesimals

sehr kleine Dinge

Winzigkeit

unbedeutende Menge

sehr kleine Menge

microscòpic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin īnfīnītēsimus. Displaced earlier coordinate term fluxion.