as in minuscule
very small in size
a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine
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Recent Examples of infinitesimal
Winning a race, as Langdon did, requires 1,000 things to go right — from the engine being tuned up just right, to the clutch being up to snuff to control and deliver the power to the car’s massive rear tires, to the driver reacting to a light in time matters of infinitesimal.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
Often, critical elements in a story are suggested in a glance, a gesture, a line of dialogue—events of infinitesimal scale but large import.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
In a gigantic state budget of $26 billion per year, the expenses are projected to be under the spending cap by only $500,000 — an infinitesimal amount on a percentage basis.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
The mass is given an infinitesimal push, parallel to the rail.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
Often, critical elements in a story are suggested in a glance, a gesture, a line of dialogue—events of infinitesimal scale but large import.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
In a gigantic state budget of $26 billion per year, the expenses are projected to be under the spending cap by only $500,000 — an infinitesimal amount on a percentage basis.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
The mass is given an infinitesimal push, parallel to the rail.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
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Despite the camera’s minuscule size, image quality holds up.—
Sam Kieldsen,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Equally alarming is the minuscule investment in research, which receives less than 0.2% of the National Institutes of Health budget, despite the massive economic toll.—
Julienne Verdi,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Tech has a tiny presence on the Southeast Asia 500, generating just under 3% of the list’s total revenue.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Capture brain signals: The device's tiny electrodes pick up signals from individual neurons in the motor cortex.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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At a microscopic level, preventing hostile takeovers of the usually beneficial microbial ecosystems that inhabit our guts could protect many thousands of people annually from serious illness.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Quanta Magazine,
16 June 2025
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These microscopic round worms, often found in garden sites, cause root damage and there is no reliable control.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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