infinitesimal
pronunciation
How to pronounce infinitesimal in British English:
UK [ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtesɪml]
How to pronounce infinitesimal in American English:
US [ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsəməl]
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- Adjective:
- infinitely or immeasurably small
Word Origin
- infinitesimal (adj.)
- 1710 (1650s as a noun), "infinitely small," from Modern Latin infinitesimus, from Latin infinitus "infinite" (see infinite) + -esimus, as in centesimus "hundredth." Related: Infinitesimally.
Example
- 1. The " standard model " of physics views particles as infinitesimal points , some of which carry basic forces .
- 2. We are taught to fear terrorism to such an extent that we end up forfeiting our liberties , even if the chance of it affecting our lives is infinitesimal .
- 3. Corollary 1 the product of a constant and an infinitesimal is an infinitesimal .
- 4. In this paper we discuss actions of lie groupoids and their infinitesimal actions on manifolds .
- 5. Infinitesimal is involved in a wide range , which has a lot of very good characters .