Infinitesimal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

infinitely or immeasurably small

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnfɪnətˌɛsɪməl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnfɪnətˌɛsɪməl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnfɪnətˌɛsɪməl/

6 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnfɪnətˌɛsɪməl/.

Examples

two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
reduced to a microscopic scale

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

minute

Parts of Speech

noun	(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
adjective	infinitely or immeasurably small “two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”

Word Forms

minuteness

noun

the property of being very small in size

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unendlich klein

(Mathematik) eine Variable, deren Grenzwert Null ist

🇫🇷French

infinitésimal

(mathématiques) une variable qui a zéro comme limite

🇮🇹Italian

infinitesimale

(matematica) una variabile che ha zero come limite

🇳🇱Dutch

oneindig klein

(wiskunde) een variabele die nul als limiet heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

infinitamente

(matemática) uma variável que tem zero como limite

🇷🇺Russian

бесконечно малый

(математика) переменная, предел которой равен нулю.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत छोता

(गणित) एक चर जिसकी सीमा शून्य है

🇧🇩Bengali

অসীম

(গণিত) একটি পরিবর্তনশীল যার সীমা শূন্য রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்லையற்ற

(கணிதம்) பூஜ்ஜியத்தை வரம்பாகக் கொண்ட மாறி

🇮🇳Telugu

అనంతమైన

(గణితం) సున్నాను పరిమితిగా కలిగి ఉన్న వేరియబుల్

🇮🇳Marathi

अमर्याद

(गणित) एक चल ज्याची मर्यादा शून्य आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનંત

(ગણિત) એક ચલ કે જેની મર્યાદા શૂન્ય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಿಮಿತ

(ಗಣಿತ) ಶೂನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮಿತಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವೇರಿಯಬಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനന്തമായ

(ഗണിതം) പൂജ്യം പരിധിയായി ഉള്ള ഒരു വേരിയബിൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਅੰਤ

(ਗਣਿਤ) ਇੱਕ ਵੇਰੀਏਬਲ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਸੀਮਾ ਜ਼ੀਰੋ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لامحدود

(ریاضی) ایک متغیر جس کی حد صفر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无穷小

（数学）以零为极限的变量

🇯🇵Japanese

無限小

(数学) 極限がゼロである変数

🇰🇷Korean

극소의

(수학) 한계가 0인 변수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô cùng nhỏ

(toán học) biến có giới hạn bằng 0

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีที่สิ้นสุด

(คณิตศาสตร์) ตัวแปรที่มีขีดจำกัดเป็นศูนย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecil sekali

(Matematika) variabel yang memiliki batas nol

🇲🇾Malay

sangat kecil

(matematik) pembolehubah yang mempunyai sifar sebagai hadnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناهية الصغر

(الرياضيات) متغير حده صفر

🇮🇷Persian

بی نهایت کوچک

(ریاضیات) متغیری که حد آن صفر است

🇹🇷Turkish

sonsuz küçük

(matematik) limiti sıfır olan bir değişken

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָעִיר מְאֹד

(מתמטיקה) משתנה שיש לו אפס כגבול

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