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Infinitesimal

/ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/

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

📖 Definitions of "Infinitesimal"

noun
  1. 1

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

adjective
  1. 1

    Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.

    "Do you ever get the feeling that you are but an infinitesimal speck, swallowed by the vastness of the universe and beyond?"

  2. 2

    Of or pertaining to values that approach zero as a limit.

  3. 3

    Very small.

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