Infinitesimal
An infinitesimal is a numerical quantity small enough that its limit in some condition is zero. Infinitesimals are widely used in calculus, where the formal, limit-based definition of a ...
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To the Editor:
Lies, damn lies and defamation. That’s how Mark Twain might have characterized “Come Back to San Gennaro: The Mob Is Deeply Missed” [April 30], a thoroughly slanted...
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At times wiping away tears, a former interim U.S. attorney who became a key figure in the firing of eight federal prosecutors said his six-month tenure led him to believe that public service was "n...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
THE GRASSLEY VISA TAX (The Wall Street Journal, New York)
Congress has failed to pass immigration reform, so industries
that depend on fo...
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Dear Theoretical Physicist:
I met a terrific girl a few months ago, and things are starting to become serious. I like her very much, but she wants children quickly and I still don’t feel read...
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The makers of garden products Miracle-Gro and TerraCycle are as different as mature plants and seedlings.The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a $7 billion global business with broad brand recognition,...
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Britain is confronting Europe's biggest outbreak of bird flu with a massive slaughter of turkeys _ and worried consumers are asking whether the disease will hit humans next.Experts are trying to sp...
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Britain is confronting Europe's biggest outbreak of bird flu with a massive slaughter of turkeys _ and worried consumers are asking whether the disease will hit humans next.Experts are trying to sp...
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Neil Kane and his staff had figured out how to rearrange methane gas to create industrial diamond, but their company couldn't afford to build the highly specialized lab needed to develop such nanot...
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The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to uphold the nation's strictest requirement that voters show photo identification before casting a ballot.The justices are faced with a partisan dispute ...
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Infinitesimal
Mob Myths Debunked
