epsilon number
epsilon number · epsilon numbers
Any ordinal number α such that ω^α = αAny (necessarily transfinite) ordinal number α such that ω^α = α; (by generalisation) any surreal number that is a fixed point of the exponential map x → ωˣ.
Meaning
1 sensesAny (necessarily transfinite) ordinal number α such that ω^α = α; (by generalisation) any surreal number that is a fixed point of the exponential map x → ωˣ.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From the Greek letter ε (“epsilon”), used to denote the numbers.From the Greek letter ε (“epsilon”), used to denote the numbers.
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Forms
plural: epsilon numbers| Singular | epsilon number |
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