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səˌlɒn, -lən < Greek è psīlón bare, simple e (as opposed to diphthongal spellings which in later Gk represented the same sound)
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epsilon (ˈɛpsɪˌlɒn, ɛpˈsaɪlən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ε, ε), a short vowel, transliterated as e | |
| [Greek e psilon, literally: simple e] | |
| capable of being evenly divided, without remainder |
| quantity; number represented by a figure or symbol, a point in the range of a function |
| Epsilon (ˈɛpsɪˌlɒn, ɛpˈsaɪlən) | |
| —n | |
| (foll by the genitive case of a specified constellation) the fifth brightest star in a constellation: Epsilon Aurigae | |
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epsilon
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epsilon ep·si·lon (ěp'sə-lŏn', -lən)
n.
Symbol ε The fifth letter of the greek alphabet.The fifth in a series.
Of or relating to the fifth member of a particular ordered set.
Relating to or characterizing a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains present in immunoglobins.
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epsilon
[see delta]1. n. A small quantity of anything. "The cost is epsilon."
2. adj. Very small, negligible; less than marginal. "We can get this feature for epsilon cost."
3. `within epsilon of': close enough to be indistinguishable for all practical purposes, even closer than being `within delta of'. "That's not what I asked for, but it's within epsilon of what I wanted." Alternatively, it may mean not close enough, but very little is required to get it there: "My program is within epsilon of working."
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EPSILON definition
languageA macro language with high level features including strings and lists, developed by A.P. Ershov at Novosibirsk in 1967. EPSILON was used to implement ALGOL 68 on the M-220.
["Application of the Machine-Oriented Language Epsilon to Software Development", I.V. Pottosin et al, in Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages, W. van der Poel, N-H 1974, pp. 417-434].
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The use of epsilon is from the epsilon-delta method of proof in differential calculus.
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epsilon
(symbol e), fundamental physical constant expressing the naturally occurring unit of electric charge, equal to 1.6021892 1019 coulomb, or 4.80325 1010 electrostatic unit (esu, or statcoulomb). In addition to the electron, all freely existing charged subatomic particles thus far discovered have an electric charge equal to this value or some whole-number multiple of it. Quarks, which are always bound within larger subatomic particles such as protons and neutrons, have charges of 13 or 23 of this value
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