For example, the microprocessor was hailed as the solution to the world's energy problems--after all, one 8086 had all the power of an IBM mainframe, but used a comparatively infinitesimal amount of electricity.

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My entry-level advertising job was infinitesimal compared to the fandom and expectations of a whole continent, and yet she chose to stay where she was needed and care for her own.

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Patients should feel confident that their care will be provided in a safe environment and that there is infinitesimal risk of transmission of disease.

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The disruptors, like Aereo, start from a much lower cost structure (beginning at free) but also at an infinitesimal installed base compared to their legacy competitors.

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But there is good reason to believe that the transmission mechanism is at least partially broken at present, and thus the pass-through benefit to the economy associated with a small decline in Treasury yields (relative to current levels) would likely be infinitesimal.

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