infinitesimal
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But after a career spent measuring progress in sometimes infinitesimal steps, he has shared experiences that are already proving valuable.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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
Faint blushes and infinitesimal flakes of color can be found on some of the figures and there are prominent areas of pale orange and red brushstrokes on a few of the plates.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
But you should not worry unduly, the effect will be infinitesimal.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
An infinitesimal fraction of a second prior to the bomb’s detonation, two particles collide with such fierce velocity that they form a micro singularity—a black hole too small to see with the naked eye.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Vocabulary lists containing infinitesimal
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