Epsilon
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noun


(1)   The 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
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Noun



  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. In IPA, the phonetic symbol that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel; represented in SAMPA as E.
  3. An arbitrarily small quantity.
  4. A negligible effect.
    Yes, we have to convert all the symbol names to upper case at startup, but that’s epsilon.
 
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