Re: [CH] two questions

Charles P Demas (cpd@world.std.com)
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:52:35 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 saundrah@mindspring.com wrote:

> Second question is off topic, but thought that some of yall might know
> the answer to it. What is the symbol for the smallest number in mathematics?
> A friend needs to know for college. 

The smallest number is zero, 0.  There is nothing with a smaller
magnitude.

If you mean non-zero, I think it's epsilon, but I could easily be wrong.


Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.

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