Insignificantly

Insignificantly describes something that lacks importance, meaning, or value; it's so small or unimportant as to be scarcely noticed or worthy of consideration. This adverb often applies to quantities, effects, or differences that are too small to be relevant or to have a practical impact. It conveys a sense of something being negligible or inconsequential within a given context. The thing described as insignificant may be considered as minimal, of little consequence, or without any significant effect.

Insignificantly meaning with examples

• The increase in temperature during the experiment was, thankfully, insignificant, and did not affect the overall result. The scientists were pleased that a variable could be discounted. The small temperature change was imperceptible, allowing them to draw more valid conclusions from the study. Therefore, it could be ignored in their results.
• Compared to the vastness of the universe, the Earth's lifespan is often described as insignificant, a mere blink of an eye in cosmic time. Time compared to other objects can be hard to measure accurately. Its place is not so important, its size is small compared to all the other things that take place in space, and this makes us the least interesting, by cosmic standards.
• The data collected by the census showed the percentage of the population who identified as a certain ethnic group were insignificant, meaning they represented only a very small fraction of the total. This led the statisticians to believe there was no need to put this group into their figures, which saved time and work. This showed how few people were in this grouping.
• Her complaint about the tiny scratch on her brand-new car seemed rather insignificant to the mechanic, who had to deal with vehicles involved in serious accidents daily. While she was clearly annoyed, the situation was very trivial. He was more concerned about issues and he was unable to sympathize, so he offered only a cursory assessment.
• The delay to the project, caused by a brief power outage, was considered insignificant and did not affect the overall schedule. Because of how the power went, they were able to get the power restored quickly. This also helped keep the project on schedule. The team moved on quickly and continued with the rest of the work.