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Very close to, but not quite. / (mathematics) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

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almost

Source Word

almost

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adverb

not-comparable

Japanese Meaning

非常に近いが、完全にはそうでない状態を表す / （数学において）除外多数を除き、ほぼ一致する状況を示す（除かれている部分は文脈により無視できるほど小さい）

I almost missed my train because I was stuck in traffic.

渋滞に巻き込まれて、私はもう少しで電車に乗り遅れるところだった。

Sense（1）

Very close to, but not quite.

Almost all people went there. (not all but very close to it)

Sense（2）

(mathematics) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

Sense（3）

(measure theory, probability theory) Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.

almost everywhere