infinitesimal

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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

But you should not worry unduly, the effect will be infinitesimal.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

While the sample size was small, Diggs had an infinitesimal 1.0 passer rating against, best in the NFL, through two weeks.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

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