infinitesimallyadv.
/ɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməli/ In an infinitesimal degree: almost always qualifying small. (But in quots. 1801, 1814, used for: To an infinite extent, infinitely.)
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the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adverb]
without metc1175
unendlyc1230
endless138.
infinitely1413
interminably1447
incomprehensibly1531
in infinitum1564
ad infinitum1596
unboundably1607
unlimitedly1609
illimitedlya1631
unconfinedly1655
boundlessly1674
unbeginningly1674
illimitably1755
infinitesimally1801
limitlessly1834
measurelessly1839
the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > in or by a very small degree or amount
just1600
diminutively1750
infinitesimally1850
minutely1854
fractionally1871
hemi-demi-semi1929
1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 11 648 Herder is a vague sweeping declaimer, who multiplies metaphors infinitesimally.
1814 Monthly Mag. 38 212 So infinitesimally various are nature's shades of hue.
1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 51 Cases where infinitesimally small quantities of matter are acted on.
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 66 These differ, at the utmost, only infinitesimally in articulating position from i and u.
1885 Manch. Examiner 26 Oct. 5/1 Corroborative evidence of this nature..reduces the chance of mistake to an infinitesimally small fraction.
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