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  • adjective Not negligible

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non- +‎ negligible

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Examples

  • The increase is 3 degrees on the feeling thermometer, a modest but nonnegligible gain.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • While the current consensus track for 2010 is indeed pretty dismal, there is a nonnegligible change that consensus is too dismal.

    Matthew Yglesias » Chinese Growth Strong, Inflation Fears Mounting 2010

  • But, for instance, in a planning context it may be reasonable to ignore even nonnegligible probabilities, as long as there is no practical point in planning on these cases.

    Logic and Artificial Intelligence Thomason, Richmond 2008

  • And to a small but nonnegligible extent, it appears that girls cause more divorces than boys do.

    More Sex Is Safer Sex Steven E. Landsburg 2007

  • August 17th, 2008 at 4: 20 am poker money says: poker money nonnegligible foal lounging Johannes Grover poisons

    Think Progress » Iraqi Leaders Call On U.S. To Set Timetable 2005

  • And to a small but nonnegligible extent, it appears that girls cause more divorces than boys do.

    More Sex Is Safer Sex Steven E. Landsburg 2007

  • Of particular importance to note, except for the case of GRR = 2, all conditions considered here produced a nonnegligible proportion of simulations with significant common variants.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Samuel P. Dickson et al. 2010

  • There are other indicators that get a nonnegligible weight on the Economics list but which do not make it onto Ned's list.

    Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog 2009

  • Also, to very much shorten an argument I’ve never seen Matt respond to: a nonnegligible risk of a double-dip recession in 2010 means there is in fact an urgent need to pass at least new resolution authority for large firms.

    Matthew Yglesias » Obama and Reagan 2010

  • This tells me that the Obama administration thinks that a nonnegligible percentage of people who bought or cash-out refi’ed (at still affordable levels) in nonbubble markets in the last few years are going to walk unless they can get current rates.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Endless Dream of Re-inflating the Bubble 2009

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