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Infinitesimal combinatorial game

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A game value lying strictly between −r and r for every positive rational number r, in the ordering of partizan games. Infinitesimal values can determine a sum whose numerical part is zero, while they cannot overturn a nonzero integer advantage.
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The impartial game ∗={0∣0}, so either player can move to zero. It is equivalent to a Nim heap of size one. It is incomparable with zero, and ∗+∗=0 under the disjunctive sum of games.

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