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
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
El universo tal como lo conocemos ahora tiene 14 mil millones de años, lo que parece mucho tiempo, pero es solo una porción infinitesimal de los billones y trillones de años de oscuridad por venir.
From New York Times • May 6, 2023
Then, an infinitesimal veering of the canoe, and the line of his body would break, the soaring arms collapse, up shoot an uncontrollable leg, and Phineas would tumble into the water, roaring with rage.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
Vocabulary lists containing infinitesimal
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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