infinitesimal

Other forms of infinitesimal

plural

infinitesimals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about infinitesimal

What does infinitesimal mean?

infinitesimal means "(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in infinitesimal?

infinitesimal has 6 syllables: in-fi-ni-tes-i-mal. The stress falls on "tes". In IPA it is /ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/.

What is another word for infinitesimal?

Close synonyms include minute. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is infinitesimal a common word?

infinitesimal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.