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Webster 1913 Edition


Infinitesimal

Inˊfin-i-tes′i-mal

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
infinitésimal
, fr.
infinitésime
infinitely small, fr. L.
infinitus
. See
Infinite
,
Adj.
]
Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small.
Infinitesimal calculus
,
the different and the integral calculus, when developed according to the method used by Leibnitz, who regarded the increments given to variables as infinitesimal.

Inˊfin-i-tes′i-mal

,
Noun.
(Math.)
An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable quantity.

Webster 1828 Edition


Infinitesimal

INFINITES'IMAL

,
Adj.
Indefinitely small.

INFINITES'IMAL

,
Noun.
An indefinitely small quantity.

Definition 2024


infinitésimal

infinitésimal

See also: infinitesimal

French

Adjective

infinitésimal m (feminine singular infinitésimale, masculine plural infinitésimaux, feminine plural infinitésimales)

  1. infinitesimal