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in·fin·i·tes·i·mal
I. \ˌinˌfinəˈtesəməl, -tezə- sometimes -sm- or -zm-\ noun
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Etymology: New Latin infinitesimus infinite in rank (from Latin infinitus infinite + -esimus, ordinal suffix + English -al — more at infinite
1. : a function that can be made arbitrarily close to zero
2. : an infinitesimal quantity
II. \| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : capable of being made arbitrarily close to zero
2. : immeasurably or incalculably small : very minute
• in·fin·i·tes·i·mal·ly \-səməlē, -zəmə- -ˌli sometimes -sməl- or -zməl- or -səml- or -zəml-\ adverb
• in·fin·i·tes·i·mal·ness \-səməlnə̇s, -zəm- sometimes -sm- or -zm-\ noun -es |