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INFINITESIMALLY
Etymology
Adverb
infinitesimally (comparative more infinitesimally, superlative most infinitesimally)
In an infinitesimal manner.
To an infinitesimal degree.
Source: Wiktionary
In`fin*i*tes"i*mal*ly, adv.
Definition: By infinitesimals; in infinitely small quantities; in an infinitesimal degree.
INFINITESIMAL
In`fin*i*tes"i*mal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. infinitésimal, fr. infinitésime infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See Infinite, a.]
Definition: 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.)
Definition: An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable quantity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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