inappreciable

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Similarly, if a flower receives fifteen insect visits, the diminution is about one-twenty-fifth, if insects visit on the average five flowers on a trip; and is inappreciable if they visit ten or fifteen.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John

He was really aware of each second that passed, of each of those inappreciable seconds which increased Bernard's distance.

From The Woman of Mystery by Leblanc, Maurice

My meaning is that the time which elapsed between seeing the flash and hearing the report was inappreciable to me.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

Melloni showed that for a distance of 18 or 20 feet the absorption of obscure rays by the atmosphere was absolutely inappreciable.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John

The instant would have been inappreciable to measures of time.

From The Way of the Gods by Long, John Luther