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Definition of Epsilon

1. Noun. The 5th letter of the Greek alphabet.

Definition of Epsilon

1. Noun. The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ? or ?, preceded by delta ('''?''', '''?''') and followed by zeta ('''?''', '''?'''). ¹

2. Noun. (phonetics) In IPA, the phonetic symbol that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel; represented in SAMPA as ''E''. ¹

3. Noun. (mathematics) An arbitrarily small quantity. ¹

4. Noun. (computing colloquial) A negligible effect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Epsilon

1. a Greek letter [n -S]

Medical Definition of Epsilon

1. Fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, &vepsilon;. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epsilon

Literary usage of Epsilon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bookman (1903)
"DELTA KAPPA epsilon "TOMB" AT YALE. PSI UPSILON •• TOMB " AT TALE. The societies give plays In their " tombe," at Initiations, and many old members return ..."

2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"... Society of Engineers; the Engineers, Hardware, Railroad, Machinery and the Michigan University clubs, and the Delta Kappa epsilon Alumni Association. ..."

3. A Greek Grammar, for Schools and Colleges by James Hadley (1868)
"... suffering SEVENTH CLASS (epsilon-Class, 331). 448. The stem assumes e in the present. ... epsilon ..."

4. The Coin Collector's Manual: Or, Guide to the Numismatic Student in the by Henry Noel Humphreys (1853)
"They have the addition of a small knob at the extremities in the manner shown in the annexed epsilon, JUT The most interesting and valuable peculiarity of ..."

5. The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine (1875)
"... as happily as east winds chase blights from withering crops, arid every trace of uneasiness from victims to asthma. epsilon. HOLLAND, PAST AND PRESENT. ..."

6. Greek Letter Men of Boston by W. J. Maxwell (1900)
"SIGMA ALPHA epsilon THE Sigma Alpha epsilon Fraternity was founded at the University of Alabama in 1856 by Noble Leslie De ..."

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