as in minuscule
very small in size
a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine
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Recent Examples of infinitesimal
The human brain can’t even comprehend the infinitesimal amount the creators of most songs earn per stream.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 July 2024
The film’s comedy is built from a series of infinitesimal touches and chance intrusions, as when Édouard, espying Charles in the street, leaps from his seat at a sidewalk café and jostles a waiter bearing drinks.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
Quantum mechanics, the theory governing the infinitesimal world, doesn’t allow for nothingness.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021
Most are created on a 1-to-12-inch scale, but some are as infinitesimal as 1 to 48.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 July 2024
The film’s comedy is built from a series of infinitesimal touches and chance intrusions, as when Édouard, espying Charles in the street, leaps from his seat at a sidewalk café and jostles a waiter bearing drinks.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
Quantum mechanics, the theory governing the infinitesimal world, doesn’t allow for nothingness.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021
Most are created on a 1-to-12-inch scale, but some are as infinitesimal as 1 to 48.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
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An additional surprising insight shown above and going beyond the 7-out-of-10 statistic is that even atheists purportedly believe in angels (well, admittedly just a minuscule 2%) and that a sizable portion of agnostics do (coming in at a whopping 25% or one-quarter).Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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As an international free agent, Sasaki can only make the league minimum plus a minuscule signing bonus.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Honda helpfully put a tiny shelf below the screen to brace your finger on while trying to hit the right icon.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Food Review: Aren’t tiny restaurants the best restaurants?Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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The smart tool is also equipped with a HEPA (or high-efficiency particulate air) filtration system, which captures microscopic particles and allergens while expelling cleaner air.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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These atom-sized hollow spaces could then be arranged in precise configurations based on overall density to influence a microscopic area’s general brightness.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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