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• lost in the underflow adj. Too small to be worth considering
  more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy or measurement....
• epsilon squared: n. A quantity even smaller than {epsilon}, as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to something normal
  completely negligible. If you buy a supercomputer for a million dollars, the cost of the thousand-dollar terminal to go with it is {epsilon}, and the cost of the ten-dollar cable to connect them is epsilon squared....
• epsilon squared n. A quantity even smaller than epsilon, as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to something normal
  completely negligible. If you buy a supercomputer for a million dollars, the cost of the thousand-dollar terminal to go with it is epsilon, and the cost of the ten-dollar cable to connect them is epsilon squared....
• lost in the noise: adj. Syn. {lost in the underflow}.
  This term is from signal processing, where signals of very small amplitude cannot be separated from low-intensity noise in the system....
• epsilon: [see {delta}] 1. n. A small quantity of anything.
  "The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small, negligible...
• buffer overflow: n. What happens when you try to stuff more data into a buffer (holding area) than it can handle.
  This may be due to a mismatch in the processing rates of the producing and consuming processes (see {overrun} and {firehose syndrome}), or because the buffer is simply too small to hold all the data that must accumulate before a piece of it can be processed....
• delta: n. 1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and engineering).
  I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What was the delta on program size?...
• fudge factor: n. A value or parameter that is varied in an ad hoc way to produce the desired result.
  The terms `tolerance' and {slop} are also used, though these usually indicate a one-sided leeway, such as a buffer that is made larger than necessary because one isn't sure exactly how large it needs to be, and it is better to waste a little space than to lose completely for not having enough....
• lost in the noise adj. Syn. lost in the underflow.
  This term is from signal processing, where signals of very small amplitude cannot be separated from low-intensity noise in the system....