Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
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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