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.
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
If you're loosely grouping batteries on say a five-point scale, 'from smaller to larger' conveys this rather better than 'from smallest to largest', which implies an accurate ordering.
In "the single largest factor", "single" is technically redundant, save for excluding the possibility of joint winners. When used (by someone who understands the language) it's serves as an intensifier, basically making the phrase mean "the largest factor by far".
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.
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.
This is a title from a scientific magazine about how various animals lived on earth thousands of years ago. Here is the title: Largest snake to ever live discovered in an Indian mine. Wildlife maga...
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.
The largest share of the region's cost estimate total belongs to projects classified as "long term", which accounts for 9% of the region's projects and 47% of the region's cost estimate total. While the statements above are numerically accurate and precise, I feel they are a bit clunky and bloated.
