negligible
very small, of little importance
TRANSLATION
negligible = geringfügig, nebensächlich, unbedeutend, unerheblich, unwesentlich, vernachlässigbar gering negligible quantity = unerhebliche Menge negligible factor = nebensächlicher Faktor (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX negligible: approximately 32,800,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The foot-and-mouth (cow disease) outbreak had a NEGLIGIBLE impact on the Scottish economy, according to a new report.
(BBC News)
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The scientist takes off from the observations of predecessors, and shows his intelligence,... by his ability to discriminate between the important and the NEGLIGIBLE, by selecting here and there the significant stepping-stones that will lead across the difficulties to new understanding.
- Hans Zinsser (1878-1940), American microbiology scientist
(BBC News)
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The scientist takes off from the observations of predecessors, and shows his intelligence,... by his ability to discriminate between the important and the NEGLIGIBLE, by selecting here and there the significant stepping-stones that will lead across the difficulties to new understanding.
- Hans Zinsser (1878-1940), American microbiology scientist
Did you
know?
negligible
adjective
- too slight or small in amount to be of importance
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
The adjective negligible (circa 1829) was formed from the English noun negligence (lack of care, attention). In turn, negligence was borrowed from the Latin neglegens (carelessness). Please note the related words and their meaning:
neglectful = not showing due care or attention
negligent = marked by insufficient care or attention
Can we believe anything we read these days? That was a rhetorical question prompted by the numerous times the press uses the phrase "negligible effect". On the one hand, we are bombarded with advice on everything from healthy eating to reducing CO2 emissions. Now consider this:
Breastfeeding has negligible effect on babies' IQ…
This headline, to the dismay of some British mothers, appeared in the London Independent newspaper in October 2006. The article claims that the largest scientific study yet carried out has settled the hotly debated topic of whether or not breastfeeding really boosts a child’s intelligence. The much-anticipated, but anti-climatic answer was yes/no. Breastfed babies are indeed smarter - because their mothers are.
Mothers who breastfeed tend to be more intelligent, more highly educated and provide more stimulation at home. The higher IQ of their babies is therefore mostly inherited, accounting for 75 per cent of the difference between them and bottle-fed babies, the researchers found.
Don’t despair though. There are other pro-active measures you can take to turn kids into geniuses. For starters, try the Mozart Effect. In 1993 at the University of California, physicist Gordon Shaw and Francis Rauscher, an expert on cognitive development, played the first ten minutes of the Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major to a group of college students. The result, they found, was a temporary increase in the students' spatial-temporal reasoning, for about ten minutes. The Mozart Effect was born.
If that doesn’t work, a parenting web site in India says encouraging your child to practice yoga for fifteen minutes each day "can make a world of difference to your child’s physical and mental well being".
(sources: The London Independent, BBC News, The Barnhart Concise Dictionary Of Etymology)
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SYNONYMS
imperceptible, inconsequential, minor, minute, petty, remote, slender, slight, slim, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant
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ANTONYMS
considerable, significant
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"Opposite to what the analysts predicted, the quarterly results announcement has had a negligible effect on the company’s share price."
adjective
- too slight or small in amount to be of importance
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
The adjective negligible (circa 1829) was formed from the English noun negligence (lack of care, attention). In turn, negligence was borrowed from the Latin neglegens (carelessness). Please note the related words and their meaning:
neglectful = not showing due care or attention
negligent = marked by insufficient care or attention
Can we believe anything we read these days? That was a rhetorical question prompted by the numerous times the press uses the phrase "negligible effect". On the one hand, we are bombarded with advice on everything from healthy eating to reducing CO2 emissions. Now consider this:
Breastfeeding has negligible effect on babies' IQ…
This headline, to the dismay of some British mothers, appeared in the London Independent newspaper in October 2006. The article claims that the largest scientific study yet carried out has settled the hotly debated topic of whether or not breastfeeding really boosts a child’s intelligence. The much-anticipated, but anti-climatic answer was yes/no. Breastfed babies are indeed smarter - because their mothers are.
Mothers who breastfeed tend to be more intelligent, more highly educated and provide more stimulation at home. The higher IQ of their babies is therefore mostly inherited, accounting for 75 per cent of the difference between them and bottle-fed babies, the researchers found.
Don’t despair though. There are other pro-active measures you can take to turn kids into geniuses. For starters, try the Mozart Effect. In 1993 at the University of California, physicist Gordon Shaw and Francis Rauscher, an expert on cognitive development, played the first ten minutes of the Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major to a group of college students. The result, they found, was a temporary increase in the students' spatial-temporal reasoning, for about ten minutes. The Mozart Effect was born.
If that doesn’t work, a parenting web site in India says encouraging your child to practice yoga for fifteen minutes each day "can make a world of difference to your child’s physical and mental well being".
(sources: The London Independent, BBC News, The Barnhart Concise Dictionary Of Etymology)
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SYNONYMS
imperceptible, inconsequential, minor, minute, petty, remote, slender, slight, slim, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant
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ANTONYMS
considerable, significant
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Opposite to what the analysts predicted, the quarterly results announcement has had a negligible effect on the company’s share price."
