無限小

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
げん
Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 1
goon on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(げん)(しょう) (mugenshōむげんせう (mugenseu)?

  1. (mathematics) infinitesimal
    Antonym: 無限大 (mugendai)
  2. infinitesimal (extremely small)
    • 1923, 江戸川乱歩, 恐ろしき錯誤, 青空文庫:
      事実(じじつ)真髄(しんずい)余程近(よほどちか)づいたことは(たし)かだった。(しか)し、真髄(しんずい)そのものは、矢張(やっぱ)(いま)にも(わか)(そう)でいて、(すこ)しも(わか)らなかった。それは無限小(むげんしょう)距離(きょり)には(ちか)づき()ても、本体(ほんたい)()れることは絶対(ぜったい)出来(でき)ない(よう)な、もどかしさだった。
      Jijitsu no shinzui ni yohodo chikazuita koto wa tashika datta. Shikashi, shinzui sono mono wa, yappari ima ni mo wakarisō de ite, sukoshi mo wakaranakatta. Sore wa mugenshō no kyori ni wa chikazukiete mo, hontai ni fureru koto wa zettai ni dekinai yō na, modokashisa datta.
      It was certain I came quite close to the pith of the truth. But the pith itself, I seemed to be on the verge of knowing yet I did not know in the least. It was a vexing feeling, like being able to come within an infinitesimal distance but being completely unable to touch the main thing.

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