"method of indivisibles" meaning in All languages combined

See method of indivisibles on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the method of indivisibles [canonical]
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  1. (mathematics, obsolete) An old kind of calculus in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: Cavalieri's principle
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