Difference between "greater" and "larger"
What is the difference between greater and larger? For example, should we say for time, the waiting time is greater than or the waiting time is larger than?
word choice
I was wondering which one is more correct between "the larger of A and B" and "the larger of A or B". I use the former, but I saw in IRS instruction for Form : In most
Diameter comparison: larger, bigger, higher, greater?
Going by Google result hits "larger diameter" 7'420'000 results `"greater diameter" 1'020'000 results "higher diameter" 852'000 results "bigger diameter" 738'000 results So after
"The bigger, the better"
The C (x) ones are C (y) than C (~x) ones <-> The smaller ones are faster than the larger ones The elisions implied by the idiom make it difficult to diagram the idiomatic sentence
Word for larger system that is more than the sum of its constituents
The word describes the phenomenon of a larger organised system that does more or has another function than the collective sum of its constituent parts. Or the other way round
word choice
Both 'greater' and 'bigger' are correct English in this context. 'Higher' is technically incorrect, (since no actual height is involved), though it is commonly used and many would
grammar
Would it be ok to say "from smaller to larger" or do I have to say "from smallest to largest" E.g., I'm using the batteries from smallest/smaller to largest/larger capacity.
obscure terms
I'm searching for a rare word that means a small space/dwelling that is much larger on the inside than it appears from the exterior. It has been in 2 stories I know of: shown as a
word choice
The Cambridge Dictionary defines big as "large" and large as "big." There is no difference in the implied size, which is relative to other quantities; large is simply larger than
Is "more massive" correct?
Titan is 50% larger than Earth's moon and 80% more massive. I struggle with the "more massive" part. I find some books do use that phrase. Is it correct, pedantically? Do you
Difference between "greater" and "larger"
What is the difference between greater and larger? For example, should we say for time, the waiting time is greater than or the waiting time is larger than?
Is "more massive" correct?
Titan is 50% larger than Earth's moon and 80% more massive. I struggle with the "more massive" part. I find some books do use that phrase. Is it correct, pedantically? Do you
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