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Well, typically in proofs one uses epsilon to represent a vanishingly small number (as in the classic proofs of differentiation.) After a couple dozen epsilon-
by JackFr 4y ago
Well, typically in proofs one uses epsilon to represent a vanishingly small number (as in the classic proofs of differentiation.)
After a couple dozen epsilon-delta proofs it’s a hard association to break.
- mbg721 4y agoMore specifically, epsilon is the arbitrarily-small add-on that you observe but don't change directly, so using it here is pretty effective at conveying the idea. (I guess the direct change could be framed as the Delta Method, but people would assume that meant being sent to Atlanta or Minneapolis for a few hours for no good reason.)