EPSILON


Meaning of EPSILON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈep-sə-ˌlän, -lən ]

noun

Etymology: Greek e psilon, literally, simple e

Date: 15th century

1. : the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet — see alphabet table

2. : an arbitrarily small positive quantity in mathematical analysis

• ep·si·lon·ic ˌep-sə-ˈlä-nik adjective

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