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INFINITESIMAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("infinitesimal" is a kind of...):

variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Infinitely or immeasurably small

Example:

reduced to a microscopic scale

Synonyms:

infinitesimal; minute

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

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