epsilon

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Ε ε Greek: έψιλον
Wikipedia article on epsilon

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 French 4.1 Noun 4.2 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐψιλόν (‘epsilon’), “‘the letter Ε’”).

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• IPA: /ɛpsɪlɒn/

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epsilon (countable and uncountable; plural epsilons)

1. The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).
2. (phonetics) In IPA, the phonetic symbol that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel; represented in SAMPA as E.
3. (mathematics) An arbitrarily small quantity.
4. (computing, colloquial) A negligible effect.

   Yes, we have to convert all the symbol names to upper case at startup, but that’s epsilon.

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epsilon n.

1. epsilon

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐψιλόν (‘epsilon’), “‘the letter Ε’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛpsilɔn/

[edit] Noun

epsilon m. and f. (plural epsilons, diminutive epsilonnetje)

1. The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. (phonetics) The IPA symbol that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel.
3. (mathematics) An arbitrarily small quantity.

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epsilon m. inv.

1. epsilon (Greek letter)

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eilnops
• épilons
• pelions
• sinople