Category:Infinitesimals
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This category contains results about Infinitesimals.
Definitions specific to this category can be found in Definitions/Infinitesimals.
Informal Definition
An infinitesimal is a mathematical object $\delta$ resembling a (real) number such that:
- $(1): \quad \delta > 0$
- $(2): \quad \forall x \in \R_{>0}: \delta < x$
That is, an infinitesimal is a (strictly) positive real number which is smaller than every other (strictly) positive real number.
Formal Definition
An infinitesimal is a variable whose limit is zero.
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