negligibly.

To an extent small enough to be disregarded for the stated purpose or comparison.

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Words that belong together

• negligibly small
• negligibly affect

On the page

The added component negligibly affected the result under the stated tolerance.

The discrepancy was negligibly small for the particular decision.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: scope qualification, degree qualification, criteria application, comparison. Disciplines: academic writing, analytical explanation, research interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.