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  1. Smaller vs. less vs. lesser - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms: the lesser anteater. Lesser refers to something …

  2. grammar - "smaller to larger" vs "smallest to largest" - English ...

    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.

  3. adjectives - Lesser number vs. smaller number - English Language ...

    I am wondering about the correct use of lesser/smaller in the following phrase: This library has a smaller/lesser number of books than the National Library. I did find another thread on nearly th...

  4. What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?

    Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

  5. differences - "Lower number" vs. "smaller number" - English Language ...

    May 22, 2011 · Is −9 a smaller number than −8? And is −9 a lower number than −8? What is the difference between lower and smaller here?

  6. What are the words that mean to make something (look) smaller?

    Aug 22, 2024 · There are plenty of words that means to make something (look) bigger, but I can't find their exact antonyms. magnify - make something look bigger enlarge - make something bigger zoom …

  7. Is "600% smaller" correct use of percentages?

    Aug 31, 2021 · 18 It doesn't make that much sense, but it often means "six times smaller" than a reference item. If a deer is 600% larger than a dog, then some people might imagine that a dog is …

  8. Difference between "town", "city" and "metropolis"?

    Mar 27, 2011 · Here's the order as described by the New Oxford American Dictionary: hamlet: a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village village: a group of houses and associated buildings, …

  9. Idiom about tackling smaller problems instead of tackling the root

    Possible Duplicate: Phrase for focusing on unimportant details I'm trying to find an idiom about tackling smaller problems instead of tackling their root cause. For example, Instead of pluggin...

  10. If we say A is weaker than B by a factor of x, then should x be smaller ...

    May 3, 2016 · Not only is it correct, but it is equivalent to this statement: If B == A * x, then A == B / x There should be no restriction on x though. No need to say (x bigger than 1) or (x smaller than 1). …