infinitesimal
🇬🇧 UK/.infini'tesiml/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Immeasurably or incalculably tiny; vanishingly small.
极微小的,无限小的
n.
A quantity smaller than any measurable amount, used in mathematics.
无限小量,极微量
🧩 Root Breakdown
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Common Collocations
- 1.infinitesimal amount无穷小的量
- 2.infinitesimal change无穷小的变化
- 3.[infinitesimal] quantity[无穷小]的量
Example Sentences
- 1.
The infinitesimal change in temperature was barely detectable by instruments.
- 2.
In calculus, we study infinitesimal quantities approaching limits mathematically.