epsilon numbers

A form of epsilon number — Any (necessarily transfinite) ordinal number α such that ω^α = α; (by generalisation) any surreal number that is a fixed point of the exponential map x → ωˣ.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of epsilon number
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