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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

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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finend, limit, boundary
+
itesconnector
+
imconnector
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alrelating to, having the nature of
=infinitesimal

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.

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