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negligible, a.|ˈnɛglɪdʒɪb(ə)l|
[f. L. neglig-ĕre to neglect + -ible. Cf. F. négligible (rare).]
Capable of being neglected or disregarded.
1829Herschel Ess. (1857) 541 Within very negligible limits of error. 1879Thomson & Tait Nat. Phil. I. i. §431 When their difference is too large to be negligible. 1895Nation (N.Y.) 22 Aug. 137/3 Admitting such a thing as negligible quantities in a work of art.
Hence ˈnegligibly adv.
Also, in recent use, negligibleness and negligibility.
1888Philos. Mag. XXVI. 160 The work wasted..is negligibly small compared with the work done.
Delete small-type note and add: also ˈnegligibleness n., negligiˈbility n.
1906N.E.D., Negligibleness, Negligibility. 1957L. Fox Numerical Solution Two-Point Boundary Probl. iii. 42 We have not yet given any precise meaning to the phrase ‘negligibility of residuals’. Computational standards suggest that the residuals can be considered negligible when our approximate solution is correct. 1988Los Angeles Times 3 July 36b/2 This bee's stinger has atrophied into negligibility. |