infinitesimal
adjective
[ ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪm(ə)l ]
• extremely small.
• "an infinitesimal pause"
Similar:
minute,
tiny,
minuscule,
extremely small,
very small,
microscopic,
nanoscopic,
barely perceptible,
imperceptible,
inappreciable,
indiscernible,
invisible to the naked eye,
wee,
teeny,
teeny-weeny,
teensy-weensy,
eensy-weensy,
itsy-bitsy,
itty-bitty,
titchy,
tiddly,
little-bitty,
infinitesimal
noun
• an indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin infinitesimus, from Latin infinitus (see infinite), on the pattern of centesimal .
