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Meaning of epsilon aurigae

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epsilon

Pronunciation:/ɛpˈsaɪ.lən//ˈɛp.sɪ.lən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).

  2. In IPA, the phonetic symbol ɛ that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel.

  3. An arbitrarily small quantity.

  4. A negligible effect.

    Example: Yes, we have to convert all the symbol names to upper case at startup, but that’s epsilon.