Definition of sufficiently small

sufficiently small

adjective

• used for commentary on something that has been overstated.

  Demonstrator: And as you can see, the new software works!
  
  <software crashes>
  
  CEO: Obviously, only for sufficiently small values of "works."

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

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