Word of the Day

[hummingwolf]

Epsilon:
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."

Alternatively: The latest tropical storm. At least this one seems unlikely to make landfall in Florida--or anywhere else.

Anyone else wondering if we will see a hurricane at Christmas?

Comments

[missprune.livejournal.com]

Well that was fascinating! I have never in my entire life heard anyone use "epsilon" --except when learning the Greek alphabet.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I don't remember ever hearing "epsilon" used all those different ways either, not till I saw someone's comment on the weather blog post I linked to. It's an interesting language we have, isn't it?