lost in the underflow
From http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/lost-in-the-underflow.html
lost in the underflow adj.
Too small to be worth considering; more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy or measurement. This is a reference to `floating underflow', a condition that can occur when a floating-point arithmetic processor tries to handle quantities smaller than its limit of magnitude. It is also a pun on `undertow' (a kind of fast, cold current that sometimes runs just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers).
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