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無窮小

简无穷小 · 繁無窮小

Mandarin · pinyin wú qióng xiǎo

(math.) infinitesimal; infinitely small

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–2–3 · wu2 qiong2 xiao3

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mou4 kung4 siu2

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