infinitesimal vs very small

infinitesimal

adj
  • Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small. 

  • Very small. 

  • Of or pertaining to values that approach zero as a limit. 

noun
  • A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number). 

very small

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