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English

Etymology
From Gr. έ�ιλον, �epsilon�, the letter �.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�psɪl�n/

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or �, preceded by delta (�, δ) and followed by zeta (�, ζ).
2. context|phonetics In International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA, the phonetic symbol that represents the w:open-mid front unrounded vowel|open-mid front unrounded vowel. Represented in SAMPA as E.
3. context|mathematics An arbitrarily small quantity.
4. context|computing|colloquial A negligible effect.

#* Yes, we have to convert all the symbol names to upper case at startup, but that�s epsilon.

Translations
trans-top|name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet
Dutch: t-|nl|epsilon|m|f
Greek: έ�ιλον n
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Portuguese: epsílon m
Russian: �п�илон (épsilon) m
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trans-top|symbol for front half open unrounded vowel
Dutch: t-|nl|epsilon|m|f
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Russian: �п�илон (épsilon) m
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trans-top|arbitrarily small quantity
Dutch: t-|nl|epsilon|m|f
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Russian: �п�илон (épsilon) m
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trans-top|negligible effect
Dutch: t|nl|kleinigheid|f
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Interlingua: t-|ia|epsilon|xs=Interlingua (1,2)
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ttbc|Swedish: t-|sv|epsilon
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Category:Greek letters
Category:IPA symbols

Dutch

Etymology
From Gr.|nl έ�ιλον, �epsilon�, the letter �.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�psil�n/

Noun
nl-noun2|m|g2=f|s|netje

1. The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. context|phonetics|lang=nl The IPA symbol that represents the w:open-mid front unrounded vowel|open-mid front unrounded vowel.
3. context|mathematics|lang=nl An arbitrarily small quantity.

fr:epsilon
ko:epsilon
la:epsilon
pl:epsilon
ru:epsilon
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fi:epsilon
vi:epsilon
zh:epsilon

• 2007-10-31 01:59 - AutoFormat - gender -f +|f

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