Definition of Infinetesimal
In`fin*i*tes"i*mal (?), a. [Cf. F.
infinitésimal, fr. infinitésime
infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See Infinite,
a.] 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.
In`fin*i*tes"i*mal, n. (Math.)
An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any
assignable quantity.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Very small.
- (mathematics): A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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