infinitesimal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

These are the problems of the infinitesimal, the infinite, and continuity. — Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays, Bertrand Russell
Within this despised infinitesimal, mayhap, lie the chances of death or immortality, the secret of being itself. — The Beginnings of Poetry, Francis Barton Gummere
The products are exquisite and the work less monotonous than machine-minding, but the hours are long and the pay infinitesimal. — The Problem of China, Bertrand Russell

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