infinitesimal

大学

a. 极小的, 极微的, 无限小的 n. 极小量, 极微量, 无限小

发音

US /ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/

词形变化

infinitesimals 复数 infinitesimals more infinitesimal 比较级 most infinitesimal 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

无限小;极微量;极小量

形容词

无穷小的;无限小的;极小的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).

    数学
  2. 2.

    Something infinitesimally small.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London It occurred to the hearer, who was accustomed to glean much of his knowledge from the infinitesimals of tone, that there was a spice of "It is my duty and I will" in this praiseworthy resolve which fell short of the ecstatic resolution of the Saturday Nora.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.

    Do you ever get the feeling that you are but an infinitesimal speck, swallowed by the vastness of the universe and beyond?

  2. 2.

    Of or pertaining to non-zero quantities whose magnitude is less than any positive rational number.

    数学
  3. 3.

    Very small.

    非正式

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词源

From New Latin īnfīnītēsimus + -al. Displaced earlier coordinate term fluxion.

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