as in tiny
very small in size
a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine
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Recent Examples of infinitesimal
There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity.
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Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The most infinitesimal bit of matter has a span.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
And yet, what on TV is more fun than watching Carrie Coon’s Bertha Russell go steaming headlong into a ballroom full of fury and vengeance for some infinitesimal slight?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
To tackle the challenge, the team employed advanced interferometry, a technique that merges laser light reflections from mirrors to detect infinitesimal distance changes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
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Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The most infinitesimal bit of matter has a span.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
And yet, what on TV is more fun than watching Carrie Coon’s Bertha Russell go steaming headlong into a ballroom full of fury and vengeance for some infinitesimal slight?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
To tackle the challenge, the team employed advanced interferometry, a technique that merges laser light reflections from mirrors to detect infinitesimal distance changes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infinitesimal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
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What last Friday’s 5-0 win away to Sunderland might have done for Pereira is give him just a tiny bit more freedom; the opportunity to go slightly stronger with his team selections in these two games against Villa, either side of a still-vital trip to Chelsea on Monday.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The technique used to measure the singularities’ velocity could open the door to studying other tiny, fast phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology—or perhaps to find new ways to encode quantum information in materials, according to the researchers.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Those figures, combined with much more existential climate crises like extreme weather, pollution and food insecurity, make eliminating a tour’s worth of plastic feel minuscule.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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But in minuscule quantum systems, there is an element of outside control.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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This development could pave the way for super-precise thermometers and chemical detectors that work at a microscopic level.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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They’re regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to ensure proper safeguards are in place to prevent microscopic cement particles from causing health problems in nearby residents.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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