infinitesimal
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- noun
- /ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/
- Specialized
- And there are no infinitesimals in the real numbers.
Examples
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They added the concept of the infinitesimal and that is truly remarkable.
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We thought of the action as a sum over little infinitesimal cells.
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OK, this is an infinitesimal transformation.
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And one of the early assumptions in the book is that curves are made of infinitesimal straight segments.
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X is not infinitesimal, it's the length of the rod separating the hot and cold ends.
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So this epsilon is the infinitesimal transformation parameter.
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The force which I write as DF, meaning an infinitesimal force on an infinitesimal segment is DL cross B.
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It is called Infinitesimal Calculus, and it is by Lamb, Cambridge University Press.
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Because what infinitesimals DPL and DPT?
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In calculus, we often work with infinitesimal quantities that allow us to make precise calculations involving limits.
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
The part of math that studies how numbers or quantities change using limits, derivatives, and integrals
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Infinitesimal as a noun comes from the same parts in- ('not') and finite ('limited') and the idea of a very small part like decimal. So in math an infinitesimal is thought of as a tiny amount that comes very close to zero but is not exactly zero.