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 The largest, greatest, highest or biggest number of Ask question asked 7 years, 1 month ago modified 7 years, 1 month ago 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 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. 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.
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 Largest snake to ever live discovered in an indian mine 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. 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.
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