Inappreciable
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 insignificant, undetectable, not able to be noticed
"...genius marks its tract, not by the observation of quantities inappreciable to any but the acutest senses, but by placing Nature in such circumstances, that she is forced to record her minutest variations on so magnified a scale, that an observer, possessing ordinary faculties, shall find them legibly written."
- 1 too small to make a significant difference wordnet
Example
More examples"...genius marks its tract, not by the observation of quantities inappreciable to any but the acutest senses, but by placing Nature in such circumstances, that she is forced to record her minutest variations on so magnified a scale, that an observer, possessing ordinary faculties, shall find them legibly written."
Etymology
From in- + appreciable.
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