epsilon

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἒ ψιλόν (è psilón, “simple Ε”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛpˈsaɪ.lən/, /ˈɛp.sɪˌlɒn/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛp.sɪˌlɑn/, /ˈɛp.sɪ.lən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /epˈsɑɪ.lən/, /ˈep.sɪ.lɔn/, /ˈeps.lən/ Hyphenation: ep‧si‧lon === Noun === epsilon (countable and uncountable, plural epsilons or epsila) The fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ). (phonetics) In IPA, the phonetic symbol ɛ that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel. (mathematics) An arbitrarily small quantity. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (colloquial) A small child. (computing, colloquial) Something negligible or insignificant. (finance) The percentage change in an option value with respect to the underlying dividend yield. ==== Hypernyms ==== (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega infinitesimal === References === === Anagrams === pinoles, pile-ons, inslope, sinople, pilones, pile ons, piles on, pleions == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛpsɪlon] === Noun === epsilon n or m inan epsilon ==== Declension ==== when masculine: Indeclinable when neuter. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἒ ψιλόν (è psilón, “the letter Ε”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛpsilɔn/ Hyphenation: ep‧si‧lon === Noun === epsilon m or f (plural epsilons, diminutive epsilonnetje n) epsilon, the name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (phonetics) the IPA symbol that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel (mathematics) an arbitrarily small quantity == Finnish == === Etymology === < Ancient Greek ἒ ψιλόν (è psilón). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈepsilon/, [ˈe̞ps̠ilo̞n] Rhymes: -epsilon Syllabification(key): ep‧si‧lon Hyphenation(key): ep‧si‧lon === Noun === epsilon epsilon (Greek letter) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “epsilon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛp.si.lɔ̃/, /ɛp.si.lɔn/ === Noun === epsilon m (invariable) epsilon (Greek letter) === Further reading === “epsilon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === épilons, pelions, sinople == Italian == === Noun === epsilon m or f (invariable) epsilon (Greek letter) === Anagrams === Nespoli, nespoli, spelino, splenio == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἒ ψιλόν (è psilón), from Phoenician 𐤄 (h‬). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛpˈsi.lɔn/ Rhymes: -ilɔn Syllabification: ep‧si‧lon === Noun === epsilon m inan epsilon (Greek letter Ε, ε) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === epsilon in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ěpsiloːn/ Hyphenation: e‧psi‧lon === Noun === èpsilōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling ѐпсило̄н) epsilon, the Greek letter ε, Ε ==== Declension ====