Associations to the word «Negligible»

Wiktionary

NEGLIGIBLE, adjective. Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
NEGLIGIBLE SET, noun. (mathematics) A set that is small enough that it can be ignored for some purpose.

Dictionary definition

NEGLIGIBLE, adjective. So small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible".
NEGLIGIBLE, adjective. Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.