infinitesimal

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

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

While I appreciate the sentiment, there’s an infinitesimal flaw in Kurkjian’s premise.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

Yossarian shook his head and explained that deja vu was just a momentary infinitesimal lag in the operation of two coactive sensory nerve centers that commonly functioned simultaneously.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller