epsilon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἒ ψιλόν (è psilón, “simple Ε”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛpˈsaɪ.lən/, /ˈɛp.sɪˌlɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛp.sɪˌlɑn/, /ˈɛp.sɪ.lən/

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Noun

epsilon (countable and uncountable, plural epsilons or epsila)

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 ɛ 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.

5. (finance) The percentage change in an option value with respect to the underlying dividend yield.

Anagrams

• pile ons, pile-ons, piles on, pinoles, sinople

Noun

epsilon n

1. epsilon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐψιλόν (epsilón, “the letter Ε”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpsilɔn/

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Noun

epsilon m, f (plural epsilons, diminutive epsilonnetje n)

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.

Etymology

< Ancient Greek ἒψιλόν (èpsilón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈepsilon/
• Hyphenation: ep‧si‧lon

Noun

epsilon

1. epsilon (Greek letter)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛp.si.lɔ̃/, /ɛp.si.lɔn/

Noun

epsilon m (plural epsilon)

1. epsilon (Greek letter)

Further reading

• “epsilon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• épilons, pelions, sinople

Noun

epsilon m, f (invariable)

1. epsilon (Greek letter)

Anagrams

• nespoli, spelino, splenio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ěpsiloːn/
• Hyphenation: e‧psi‧lon

Noun

èpsilōn m (Cyrillic spelling ѐпсило̄н)

1. epsilon, the Greek letter ε, Ε