variable vs infinitesimal

infinitesimal vs variable

variable and infinitesimal both are nouns.

variable and infinitesimal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
variable	Yes	Yes	No	No
infinitesimal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, infinitesimal is a hyponym of variable; that is, infinitesimal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variable:

variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
infinitesimal: (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

Other hyponyms of variable include argument, experimental variable, independent variable, correlate, correlative, degree of freedom, dependent variable, predictor variable, chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant, variate, scalar, tensor, vector.

variable (noun)	infinitesimal (noun)
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values	(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
a star that varies noticeably in brightness

variable (adjective)	infinitesimal (adjective)
liable to or capable of change	infinitely or immeasurably small
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
marked by diversity or difference

Difference between variable and infinitesimal

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