'Method of indivisibles' definitions:

Definition of 'Method of indivisibles'

From: GCIDE
  • Indivisible \In`di*vis"i*ble\, n.
  • 1. That which is indivisible. [1913 Webster]
  • By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. --Digby. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division. [1913 Webster]
  • Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, 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. [1913 Webster]