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Craft and StructureHardWord for a quantity that is too small to measure

Craft and Structure practice question

The difference between the two batteries' lifetimes was ____ — a few seconds over a week of use — and well within the error of the testing equipment.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. negligibleCorrect
  2. B. considerable
  3. C. variable
  4. D. alarming

Answer: A. negligible

A few seconds in a week, within measurement error: too small to matter.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. considerable
Considerable would mean large.
C. variable
The size, not the variability, is at issue.
D. alarming
Nothing about it is alarming.

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