negligibly

negligibly
adverb /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪbli,ˈnɛɡlədʒəbli/
To a degree that is negligible; so small or slight that it may be ignored.

Thus if the spherical surface beings are living on a planet of which the solar system occupies only a negligibly small part of the spherical universe, they have no means of determining whether they are living in a finite or in an infinite universe.

See Also: neglect, neglectful, negligence, negligent, negligently, negligibility, negligible

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