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  • 41Infinitesimal — In fin*i*tes i*mal, a. [Cf. F. infinit[ e]simal, fr. infinit[ e]sime infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See {Infinite}, a.] Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small. [1913 Webster] {Infinitesimal… …

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  • 42Infinitesimal calculus — Infinitesimal In fin*i*tes i*mal, a. [Cf. F. infinit[ e]simal, fr. infinit[ e]sime infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See {Infinite}, a.] Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 43Archimedean property — In abstract algebra and analysis, the Archimedean property, named after the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse, is a property held by some ordered or normed groups, fields, and other algebraic structures. Roughly speaking, it is… …

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  • 44Transfer principle — In mathematics, the transfer principle is a concept in Abraham Robinson s non standard analysis of the hyperreal numbers. It states that any sentence expressible in a certain formal language that is true of real numbers is also true of hyperreal… …

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  • 45Fluxion — Flux ion, n. [Cf. F. fluxion.] The act of flowing. Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. The matter that flows. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Fusion; the running of metals into a fluid state. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) An unnatural or excessive flow of blood or …

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  • 47Auditors of Reality — See also: Anthropomorphic personifications (Discworld), Death (Discworld), and Discworld gods An Auditor as it appears in the SkyOne adaptation of Hogfather. The Auditors of Reality are fictional godlike beings in Terry Pratchett s Discworld …

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  • 48Raëlian beliefs and practices — concern the concepts and principles of the Raëlian Church, the religious mission of Claude Vorilhon, a former French auto racing journalist. [http://www.rael.free.fr/75/autopop.htm AutoPop, la revue des pilotes] Raël : Messie ou Menteur ? .… …

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  • 49System of Leibniz —     The System of Leibniz     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The System of Leibniz     I. LIFE OF LEIBNIZ     Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was born at Leipzig on 21 June (1 July), 1646. In 1661 he entered the University of Leipzig as a student of… …

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  • 50infinitesimal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tiny, minute (see littleness).Ant., monumental. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tiny, microscopic, minuscule, negligible; see little 1 , minute 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.… …

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