inconsequential fraction
[ɪnˌkɑːnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl ˈfrækʃən]
nounpl: inconsequential fractions
fração insignificante
1. A very small or negligible portion or amount of something; a part so minimal that it is considered unimportant or having little effect
The error represented only an inconsequential fraction of the total budget.
O erro representava apenas uma fração insignificante do orçamento total.
2. In mathematics, a fraction so small in value that it can be disregarded in calculations or analysis
We can ignore this inconsequential fraction when approximating the final result.
Podemos ignorar essa fração insignificante ao aproximar o resultado final.
This term is frequently used in academic, scientific, and business contexts in both Brazilian Portuguese and English-speaking countries to dismiss minor errors, costs, or quantities as not worthy of serious consideration. In casual American English, equivalent phrases like 'a drop in the bucket' are more commonly used than the formal 'inconsequential fraction.'
NYC Slang
a drop in the bucket; peanuts; chump change
Related Idioms & Phrases
a drop in the bucket
a grain of sand on the beach
a needle in a haystack (opposite meaning)
small potatoes
barely a blip on the radar
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