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A quantity is said to be '''nill''', or '''negligible''', if it is small enough that it can be ignored. Nill is closely related to the standard mathematics concept of an '''infinitesimal''', but it is not the same. Nill is also closely related to the concept of [[Integers|zero]], but is not the same. | A quantity is said to be '''nill''', or '''negligible''', if it is small enough that it can be ignored. Nill presupposes a given context. | ||
Nill is closely related to the standard mathematics concept of an '''infinitesimal''', but it is not the same. Nill is also closely related to the concept of [[Integers|zero]], but is not the same. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
The name nill for this concept was coined by Harry Binswanger in his lecture [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwHAObb7tt8 Saving Math from Plato]. [TODO rephrase or put this elsewhere in the document] | The name nill for this concept was coined by Harry Binswanger in his lecture [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwHAObb7tt8 Saving Math from Plato]. [TODO rephrase or put this elsewhere in the document] | ||
Revision as of 04:32, 21 January 2024
A quantity is said to be nill, or negligible, if it is small enough that it can be ignored. Nill presupposes a given context.
Nill is closely related to the standard mathematics concept of an infinitesimal, but it is not the same. Nill is also closely related to the concept of zero, but is not the same.
References
The name nill for this concept was coined by Harry Binswanger in his lecture Saving Math from Plato. [TODO rephrase or put this elsewhere in the document]