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so small as to be meaningless; insignificant“the effect was negligible”Opposite maximal, maximumSimilar minimal, minimum
not worth considering“he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”“piffling efforts”“a trifling matter”Synonyms: paltry triflingOpposite valuableSimilar worthless

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Neg′li·gi·ble adjective

Origin: Cf. F. négligible, négligeable.

That may be neglected, disregarded, or left out of consideration; too small or unimportant to be worthy of notice.

Within very negligible limits of error.— Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54