Definition of infinitesimalnext

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Recent Examples of infinitesimal The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 To precisely print transistors at these infinitesimal scales, light with an incredibly short wavelength must be used. — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026 Because, through most of this review period, where an infinitesimal fraction of the launch player base has access to the game, those parking spots have not been filled. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026 Over the course of decades, people inevitably evolve in both infinitesimal and significant ways. — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for infinitesimal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
Adjective
  • Crowdsourcing the follow-up work — developing gene therapies or treatments — might prove beyond the scope of this tiny community.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Radioactive beta particles strike the fibers and trigger tiny pulses of light.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Billions of minuscule creatures, after all, agitate the waterways of the world.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Information heard from several small and mid-sized publishers in the program that Google’s AI payments are minuscule, equaling roughly one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This jagged microscopic debris, easily dispersed by meteorite impacts and rocket exhaust, is corrosive, abrasive and adhesive.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • These microscopic fuel kernels retain radioactive material even under extreme temperatures.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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