infinitely small quantity

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• Infinitely — In fi*nite*ly, adv. 1. Without bounds or limits; beyond or below assignable limits; as, an infinitely large or infinitely small quantity. [1913 Webster] 2. Very; exceedingly; vastly; highly; extremely. Infinitely pleased. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Differential of a function — For other uses of differential in mathematics, see differential (mathematics). In calculus, the differential represents the principal part of the change in a function y = ƒ(x) with respect to changes in the independent variable. The… …   Wikipedia

• infinitesimal — I. a. Infinitely small. II. n. Infinitely small quantity, quantity converging to zero, infinitely diminishing quantity, quantity whose limit is zero, vanishing fluxion …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Infinity (philosophy) — In philosophy, infinity can be attributed to space and time, as for instance in Kant s first antinomy. In both theology and philosophy, infinity is explored in articles such as the Ultimate, the Absolute, God, and Zeno s paradoxes. In Greek… …   Wikipedia

• Infinitesimal — In fin*i*tes i*mal, n. (Math.) An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any assignable quantity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indivisible — In di*vis i*ble, n. 1. That which is indivisible. [1913 Webster] By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Method of indivisibles — Indivisible In di*vis i*ble, n. 1. That which is indivisible. [1913 Webster] By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) An infinitely small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fluxion — n. (Math.) Differential, infinitely small quantity …   New dictionary of synonyms

• analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …   Universalium

• mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …   Universalium

• Le Sage's theory of gravitation — is the most common name for the kinetic theory of gravity originally proposed by Nicolas Fatio de Duillier in 1690 and later by Georges Louis Le Sage in 1748. The theory proposed a mechanical explanation for Newton s gravitational force in terms… …   Wikipedia