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Epsilon

In mathematics, a small positive infinitesimal quantity, usually denoted epsilon or epsilon, whose limit is usually taken as epsilon->0.

The late mathematician P. Erdős also used the term "epsilons" to refer to children (Hoffman 1998, p. 4).

See also

Epsilon Conjecture, Epsilon-Delta Definition, Epsilon-Delta Proof, Wynn's Epsilon Method

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References

Derbyshire, J. Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics. New York: Penguin, pp. 244 and 371, 2004.Hoffman, P. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth. New York: Hyperion, 1998.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Epsilon." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Epsilon.html

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