infinitesimal

Example Sentences

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He had not gone far when the ground began, infinitesimally at first but then quite unmistakably, to shake under his feet.

From Literature

But a car either complies or it does not, no matter how infinitesimal the infraction.

From BBC

“The chance that a kid will get a concept in front of the inventor relations person and that the inventor relations person says yes is minuscule, tiny, infinitesimal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

“A tiny amount of toxic material, even if it’s infinitesimally small, can still have really major health effects,” Lo said.

From Los Angeles Times