Oct 19, 2018 · The largest, greatest, highest or biggest number of . . Ask Question Asked 7 years, 1 month ago Modified 7 years, 1 month ago

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 …

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

Somewhat related to this question, but I'm interested in a phrase, not just a single word. The longest I am aware of is A man, a plan, a canal: Panama Are there longer palindromic phrases?

Actual numbers are highest and lowest number: 100, 200, 300 versus 1, 2, 3, for example. Whereas: the greatest number of people would take great to mean largest. That's the short …

Jul 19, 2024 · 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.

Oct 9, 2015 · 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 …

Jan 20, 2014 · 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 …

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Apr 18, 2011 · So I'd say: "The larger of the two" "The larger of A and B" "The largest of A, B, C and D" "The largest of the Beatles" What's nice here is that you preserve substitutability …