micro
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• adjective
Extremely small in size, scale, or scope.
"The documentary used specialized lenses to capture the micro world of forest insects."
Relating to or analyzing small-scale, localized, or individual factors rather than broad systemic patterns, especially in economics or sociology.
"At the micro level, individual household spending habits varied widely across the region."
• noun
An informal shortening of microeconomics, the branch of economics that studies the behavior of individual households and firms.
"She passed her introductory micro exam with the highest score in the department."
A microcomputer or microprocessor, especially an early personal computer from the late 1970s and 1980s.
"He learned basic programming on a home micro during the early eighties."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word 'mikros', meaning small, little, or petty, which entered English initially as the combining form 'micro-' in scientific terminology before becoming a standalone word.