epsilon
- the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
- Mathematics. an arbitrarily small quantity, used to indicate that a given quantity is small, or close to zero.
Origin of epsilon
Examples from the Web for epsilon
Historical Examples of epsilon
I dreamed they all committed suicide because Epsilon was too good for them.
CompetitionJames Causey
And goeth from Epsilon down to Mu: the reference is to some numbering on the parchment.
Introduction to Robert BrowningHiram Corson
A pilot comes back from Epsilon Eridani, for example, and insists on giving everybody left-handed salutes.
Next Door, Next WorldRobert Donald Locke
Epsilon Lyr, which is the northern one of these two stars, may be used as a test of keen eyesight.
Astronomy for Young FolksIsabel Martin Lewis
The most southerly star in this pentagon is known as Epsilon Botes and is one of the finest double stars in the heavens.
Astronomy for Young FolksIsabel Martin Lewis
epsilon
- the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ε, ε), a short vowel, transliterated as e
Word Origin for epsilon
Epsilon
- (foll by the genitive case of a specified constellation) the fifth brightest star in a constellationEpsilon Aurigae
Word Origin and History for epsilon
from Greek, literally e psilon "bare -e-, -e- and nothing else," in contradistinction to the diphthong -ai-, which has the same sound. Greek psilon "smooth, simple" is of uncertain origin.
epsilon
(ĕp′sə-lŏn′, -lən)- 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.