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🚀 A tiny jump 📈 A small increase 🤏 To jump slightly
microjump

microjump

7.5
A very small sudden rise in a number or measurement
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪkroʊˌdʒʌmp/
: micro-aumento
  • Investors reacted quickly to the microjump in the company's share price.

Examples

  • The data showed a microjump in website traffic after the new feature was launched.

  • There was a microjump in temperature readings during the early morning hours.

  • The stock experienced a microjump after the positive news.

  • Did you notice the microjump in the temperature readings?

  • The data showed a microjump in website traffic after the new feature was launched.

  • There was a microjump in temperature readings during the early morning hours.

  • Investors reacted quickly to the microjump in the company's share price.

Synonyms

blip
vsmicrojump
37 5.3

A short, small problem in an activity that does not last long

is a sudden small rise rather than a short interruption
upsurgence
vsmicrojump
1 8.4

A sudden rise in the number or amount of something

is similar but denotes a much smaller increase
sprong
vsmicrojump
  • Neologism
9.9

A sudden rise in amount or price

is a much smaller sudden rise in measurements

How Large

surge
180 4.2
jump
41 3.3
uptick
23 5.6
microjump
7.5

Surface Forms

microjump singular
microjumps plural

Morphology

microjump = jump (semi-transparent) = micro + jump

The form is clear, but the statistical meaning is a specialized metaphorical extension of 'jump'.

Etymology

The word microjump joins micro- 'very small' and jump 'a sudden move', so it names a 'tiny, sudden increase' in a measurement or value, like a small rise in data or price.