sufficiently small

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

suitably small
sufficiently small

   <jargon, mathematics> (From mathematical jargon) An expression
   used ironically to characterise unquantifiable behaviour that
   differs from expected or required behaviour.  For example,
   suppose a newly created program came up with a correct
   full-screen display, and one publicly exclaimed: "It works!"
   Then, if the program dumped {core} on the first mouse click,
   one might add: "Well, for suitably small values of `works'."

   Compare the characterisation of pi under {for values of}.

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   (1997-09-21)