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Recent Examples of infinitesimal That’s why instances of undocumented immigrants voting are infinitesimal. Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026 Mathematicians can construct a form of calculus without infinity, for instance, cutting infinitesimal limits out of the picture entirely. Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 But consider for a moment what autonomous vehicles actually do that only an infinitesimal number of Maryland drivers actually manage. John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026 The chances of that are infinitesimal, he’s told. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infinitesimal
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Adjective
  • The Moon’s awkward angle to Venus this morning may bring tiny mismatches around timing, mood, or social plans, but nothing needs to become a big deal.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One such collection of it-narratives survives in the form of the tiny manuscript books authored by children associated with the prominent New England Hale family.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Yields briefly dipped but went back up a day later as the $4 billion size of the buybacks is minuscule compared to the $32 trillion Treasury market.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Excess potassium, including the minuscule amounts of potassium-40, is excreted.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Electronic and functional materials also require detailed information about microscopic structures and material states.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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