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?
- A. negligibleCorrect
- B. considerable
- C. variable
- 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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