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The largest, greatest, highest or biggest number of

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Greatest number or highest number

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 answer.

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.

How should we describe the largest group in a set when its share

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.

word usage

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

mathematics

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

phrases

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

What is the difference between "largest" and "biggest"?

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

In mathematics, when referring to pure numbers is largest or biggest

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