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infinitesimal
/ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/
adj 3noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
covered, noxious
VERB + INFINITESIMAL
collect, given, shattered
INFINITESIMAL + NOUN
bacillus, pieces, speck
PREP.
into
ADV.
only
Definitions
adj
1
Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
Do you ever get the feeling that you are but an infinitesimal speck, swallowed by the vastness of the universe and beyond?
"You will conceive a bunch of grapes," said he, "which are covered by some infinitesimal but noxious bacillus."
2
Of or pertaining to non-zero quantities whose magnitude is less than any positive rational number.
3
Very small.
noun
1
A non-zero quantity whose magnitude is smaller than any positive number (by definition it is not a real number).
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Synonyms
adjective — infinitely or immeasurably small
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Idioms & Phrases
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Do you ever get the feeling that you are but an infinitesimal speck, swallowed by the vastness of the universe and beyond?
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"You will conceive a bunch of grapes," said he, "which are covered by some infinitesimal but noxious bacillus."
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Then you could say that the doorway exploded. But the particular verb doesn't do the action justice. Rather, it shattered into infinitesimal pieces.
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My love for you is infinitesimal.
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We were only given infinitesimal doses.
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The amount of solar matter Genesis will collect is infinitesimal—just 10 to 20 millionths of a gram of matter, the weight of a few grains of sand.
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