Assertion: infinitesimal | /r/HasProperty | number
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text: When we consider numbers, the naive definition is clearly flawed: an infinitesimal is a number whose modulus is less than any non zero positive number.
text: In the engineer's practical treatment of the differential calculus, an infinitesimal is a number so small that its square and all higher powers can be neglected.
text: An infinitesimal is a number that is greater than zero yet smaller than any positive real number.