Sentences with phrase «trivially insignificant amount»

It may be true for modern physics; but most branches of pure math require a trivially insignificant amount of money (basically, a living stipend for a couple hundred mathematicians who are great enough that you don't want to waste their time on teaching - for - a-living; some office supplies; and if you're really forward thinking, a larger one - time outlay for a fund whose interest pays for prestige prizes ala Fields Prize).