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negligibly

Aussprache: [ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəblɪ]

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Kontext: „importance“

(adverb) when something is so small or unimportant that it hardly makes a difference. For example, if you have a tiny scratch on your toy, it’s negligibly small, and it doesn’t really affect how the toy works.

Beispiel

The change in temperature was negligibly small, so we didn't need to worry about it.

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The amount of rain last week was not negligibly small; it really affected the crops.

Beispiel

Do you think the difference in price is negligibly small?

Kontext: „measurement“

(adverb) when something has a very tiny amount that is almost nothing. This can be used when measuring things, like weight or speed, where the small amount doesn’t matter much.

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The error in the calculations was negligibly tiny, so the results were still accurate.

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The mistake we made was not negligibly small; it changed the outcome of the experiment.

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Is the difference in weight negligibly small enough to ignore?

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