- What is the difference between largest and biggest?
What is the largest lake in the world? Compare this to 'the biggest lake' To my mind, the largest is the one with the greatest surface area, the biggest may have a smaller surface area but be deeper and therefore contain more water and be 'bigger' Of course, one could just as well assign the other way but there IS a distinction I think
- The largest, greatest, highest or biggest number of
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- In mathematics, when referring to pure numbers is largest or biggest . . .
When referring to a list of number is largest or biggest correct? For example, I want to find the biggest number in an array Or should it be the largest number Finally, would either biggest or
- mathematics - greatest or largest number - English Language Usage . . .
a) 7 is the smallest and 9 is the greatest number or b) 7 is the smallest and 9 is the largest number The research so far indicates that both terms largest and greatest are used in educational material Largest implies size, but greater implies value, so greater seems more appropriate when dealing with abstract concepts
- Majority is defined as the larger part of something. Is the LARGEST . . .
If it is the largest, it may not be the majority if there are three or more parts If something is 40%, while two other things are 30% apiece, it's the largest, but it does not constitute a majority, merely a plurality
- Is it fine to use the second largest when comparing 3 things
What if there were only 3 cities, A, B, and C, where now we could use the word "intermediate" 1,000 people live in city A 2,000 people live in city B 3,000 people live in city C 1) The second largest number of people lives in city B OR 2) The intermediate number of people lives in city B So the question is: which one is better? Or if there's a better way to express the intention, please
- word usage - Can we say majority to the largest portion when it . . .
What about the second pie chart? In the second pie chart the largest portion is less than 50% Can I still consider the group "c" as majority in it? Based on the Cambridge Dictionary it seems ambiguous: (1) the larger number or part of something, (2) more than half of a total number or amount
- word meaning - huge or large. Which one should I use? - English . . .
Of course, both sentences are grammatical "Huge" and "large" are in the same category: they are adjectives However, something huge is surprisingly large or excessively large If something is large, but about as large as can be expected, then it is not huge Huge is an emphatic word, and has subjective connotations: what one person might call big --- or even small! --- someone else might call
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