epsilon
[see delta] 1. n. A small quantity of
anything. "The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small,
negligible; less than marginal. "We can get this feature for
epsilon cost." 3. `within epsilon of': close enough to be
indistinguishable for all practical purposes, even closer than
being `within delta of'. "That's not what I asked for, but it's
within epsilon of what I wanted." Alternatively, it may mean not
close enough, but very little is required to get it there: "My
program is within epsilon of working."
[see delta] 1. n. A small quantity of
anything. "The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small,
negligible; less than marginal. "We can get this feature for
epsilon cost." 3. `within epsilon of': close enough to be
indistinguishable for all practical purposes, even closer than
being `within delta of'. "That's not what I asked for, but it's
within epsilon of what I wanted." Alternatively, it may mean not
close enough, but very little is required to get it there: "My
program is within epsilon of working."
Related:
- epsilon
[see delta] 1. n. A small quantity of
anything.
"The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small, negligible... - delta: n. 1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small
or incremental one (this use is general in physics and
engineering).
"I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What ... - delta n.
1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a
small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and
engineering).
"I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What ... - within epsilon of adj.
See epsilon... - epsilon squared n.
A quantity even smaller than
epsilon,
as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to... - epsilon squared: n. A quantity even smaller than {epsilon},
as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is... - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta,
Epsilon, ...... - marginally adv.
Slightly.
"The ravs here are only marginally better than at... - Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45494.2. We're investigating a series of
subspace signals that may indicate intelligent life in the Epsilon Solar
system.
We are within sensor range." -- "Conundrum", Stardate...
From the same category:
- night mode n.
See phase (of people)... - TLA /T-L-A/ n.
[Three-Letter Acronym] 1. Self-describing
abbreviation for a species with which computing terminology is
infested.
2. Any confusing acronym. Examples include MCA, FTP... - admin /ad-min'/ n.
Short for `administrator'; very
commonly used in speech or on-line to refer to the systems person
in charge on a computer.
Common constructions on this include ... - home box n.
A hacker's personal machine, especially one he
or she owns.
"Yeah? Well, my home box runs a full 4.4 BSD, so... - BBS /B-B-S/ n.
[common; abbreviation, `Bulletin Board
System'] An electronic bulletin board system;
that is, a message database where people can log...
