But its likelihood can be measured in terms of hundredths of a percentage point.
The three swimmers on the podium were separated by just five hundredths of a second.
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Kitajima edged American rival Brendan Hansen by 17 hundredths of a second in a nailbiting final.
The range is from 75 to 600 basis points (hundredths of a percent) over LIBOR.
Bingham finished in 45.70, three-hundredths-of-a-second ahead of Ireland's David Gillick, with Martin Rooney clocking 45.83 in fourth.
At this game, in which the playing field is measured in hundredths of a millimeter, Lange excels.
The option-adjusted yield spread is more like 57 basis points (hundredths of a percent), according to Bloomberg.
Against all odds (and precedent), Rupp summoned a late charge to edge Lagat by 15 hundredths of a second.
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As of this year, they had a market share measured not in points but in hundredths of a point.
Mr Whitcomb argues that investors would benefit if Nasdaq stocks were more finely priced, ideally in hundredths of a dollar.
William just pipped brother Michael by four hundredths of a second in the 250 event, with Barry Davidson completing the podium.
"A few hundredths of a second can be tremendously important, " he says.
He hurtled up the ramp in just under seven and a half seconds fourteen-hundredths faster than Poundstone and won the championship by a single point.
The two-year loan, secured against AIG's insurance businesses, carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 850 basis points (hundredths of a percentage point).
Coming down to the finish line, he drove to the inside of his rival and crossed it six hundredths of a second in front.
Bonds issued by investment-grade firms have tightened against Treasuries by 80 basis points (hundredths of a percentage point) since October 15th, their widest level.
The Centigraphe can measure time mechanically in hundredths of a second.
One of my bank clients has several billion dollars of cash and short-term assets on which it is earning just 27 hundredths of one percent interest.
Jonathan Garner of Morgan Stanley says that recent fund flows into emerging markets represent a re-allocation of just three-hundredths of one percentage point of global wealth.
She gave way to Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and finally Allison Schmitt, who touched the wall at 3:52:05, nipping 14 hundredths of a second off the previous record.
Used judiciously, KERS should offer three-tenths of a second gain per lap a lot when the difference between coming first or second can be a few hundredths of a second.
Fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa powered his Honda to the front row, just five hundredths behind with Australia's Casey Stoner on a Ducati half a second back in qualifying third fastest.
The technical set amongst us can easily get lost in the numbers, looking for continual refinements to increase the accuracy of a model by a few hundredths of a percent.
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"It takes very little to change the hierarchy among the teams and this rule is even more true when the differences are just a few tenths or even hundredths, " he said.
With Spitz watching from the stands, Phelps beat his American team mate Ian Crocker by just four-hundredths of a second to win his fourth individual gold and his seventh medal overall.
In the intensely competitive world of index funds, where rivals spar over cost differentials measured in a few basis points (hundredths of a percent), 100 basis points is a big deal.
During the cap-and-trade debates in 2009 and 2010, proponents cited scientific studies predicting that curtailing American CO2 emission reductions would shave a few hundredths of a degree off future temperatures.
Success for Australia came with a one-two in the women's 50m breaststroke final, Leiston Pickett winning in 30.84 ahead of Leisel Jones in 31.10, with Haywood a further seven hundredths of a second behind.
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At present he is just four one-hundredths of a second outside the qualifying standard for the mainstream competition in London - and his attempt to double up is inevitably attracting a lot of interest.
"It's crazy, four guys within two-hundredths on one of the toughest downhills in the world, " said Svindal, who leads the downhill standings by 92 points from Paris and has a 114-point advantage in the overall competition.
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