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infinitesimal

[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl] / ˌɪn fɪn ɪˈtɛs ə məl /


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Index funds do not promise a specific return, other than that holders will do exactly as well as the index, minus an infinitesimal annual fee.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Suddenly, the infinitesimal chances of the U.S.—down to 0.1% at one point during the day, according to Data Golf—began to creep upward with wins from its first two players.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 28, 2025

Art often is just a business, but a dangerous one: Changing people by an infinitesimal degree, Castleberry knows, has a way of thoroughly warping and wrecking human lives.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2025

While I appreciate the sentiment, there’s an infinitesimal flaw in Kurkjian’s premise.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Squashed along its length, the line becomes a point, an infinitesimal nothing with no length, no width, and no height.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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