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441. Odd number, 441. The number itself doesn't say much. Could be big, if compared to the number 1, could be small, if compared to 1,000,000. Could be tiny, if compared to 10,000,000. Or, it could be infinitesimal. in·fin·i·tes·i·mal /ˌinfinəˈtes(ə)m(ə)l/ adjective - extremely small. an indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero. So, let's say 441 compared not to 1, or 1,000,000 or even 10,000,000... lets compare it to 100,000,000! 44 ÷ 100,000,000 would equal 0.000004%. Would you agree that for all practical purposes, that would be infinitesimal? Of course, it is! Statistically speaking, it's damn near zero. Let's put that number 441 into perspective. Baseball players get roughly 500 at-bats a year. To arrive at 100,000,000 at-bats, a ballplayer would have to play for 200,000 years! If he had 441 hits over that span, he would only reach base once every 453 years! Can you imagine?!?! 162 games a year x 453 he would only reach base once every 7...